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
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
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)
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