Documentary series, 12 half-hour episodes.

Starting with the Treaty of Lausanne after the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the mandatory population exchange between Greece and Turkey, the documentary series "Twice a Stranger" tells the story of the most significant population exchanges of the 20th century.

Combining personal testimonies, political analysis, and rare archival material, it examines the causes of these movements and how they have affected and continue to affect the lives of millions of people.

The series takes us from Central Europe during World War II to the partition of India and Pakistan, and from Israel and Palestine to Cyprus and the civil conflicts of the former Yugoslavia.

We will discover how, while population exchange often seemed like a welcome solution to ethnic conflicts, the personal stories of those uprooted and found "Twice a Stranger" often testify to the opposite: few do not yearn for the lost homeland and the coexistence with the "hostile" neighbor.

This episode documents:

The population exchanges based on the 1923 Agreement between Greece and Turkey.
The implementation of the Potsdam Agreement in 1945 and the massive wave of German and Polish refugees.
The partition of India and the creation of Pakistan in 1947, highlighting the epic migration of Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs.
The refugee situation in Palestine between 1947 and 1952 and its political exploitation.
Cyprus: from intercommunal violence in 1963 to the Turkish invasion of 1974.
Personal testimonies are also presented.