Underplayed Gems

Amsterdam Global Village (1996)

Amsterdam Global Village poster
Directed by
Johan van der Keuken
Genre
documentary film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
4h 05m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary shows street scenes and holidays in Amsterdam. It introduces several people from different countries living in the city, including a Moroccan courier with Tourette syndrome, a Bolivian musician and his Dutch wife, and a Chechen businessman. Sometimes it follows them back to their home countries.

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What happens

Amsterdam Global Village est un film documentaire néerlandais réalisé par Johan van der Keuken en 1996. Entrecoupé de séquences filmées dans les rues d'Amsterdam, en particulier de fêtes traditionnelles ou modernes (la Saint-Nicolas, le jour de la Reine, mais aussi une boîte de nuit...), des présentations courtes d'habitants alternent avec quelques portraits plus approfondis, portant sur des personnes originaires de toutes les régions du monde : un coursier d'origine marocaine atteint du syndrome de Gilles de la Tourette, un musicien bolivien qui a un bébé avec son épouse néerlandaise, un homme d'affaires tchétchène. Parfois on les suit dans leur pays d'origine, qu'ils aillent retrouver leur famille en Bolivie ou apporter une aide humanitaire dans une Tchétchénie en guerre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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