Occupied City (2023)

Original title

De Bezette Stad

Directed by

Steve McQueen

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States

Runtime

4h 06m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film pairs modern footage of Amsterdam with a narration about Nazi occupation during World War II. It shows how the past lingers in the city's present-day streets and buildings.

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What happens

Occupied City is a 2023 documentary film directed and produced by Steve McQueen, and based on the book Atlas of an Occupied City, Amsterdam 1940–1945 by Bianca Stigter. The film features narration by Melanie Hyams, describing the occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany, juxtaposed against footage of modern-day Amsterdam echoing much of the narration. The film is a co-production between the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. Occupied City had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2023 as a special screening, where it competed for the L'Œil d'or. It was released in the United States on 25 December 2023, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 9 February 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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