Gordonia (2010)
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows a landowner in west Auckland as he fights the city council over his car wrecking business and illegal homes. It also shows the lives of his tenants, some who have mental health issues and say they have no other place to live.
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What happens
Gordonia is a 2010 documentary film directed and produced by New Zealand filmmaker Tom Reilly. Filmed over the course of seven years Gordonia follows the struggle between west Auckland landowner Graham Gordon and the former Waitakere City Council over Gordon's car wrecking business and illegal dwellings. As well as Gordon's story, the film traces the lives of several tenants living on his property, some of whom have mental health problems and claim to have nowhere else to live. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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