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Occupied City

Occupied City

20236.84h 26m

Overview

The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's to come.

Directed by Steve McQueen
Written by Bianca Stigter
Produced by Floor Onrust, Bianca Stigter, Anna Smith Tenser
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Top Cast

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Melanie Hyams

Self - Narrator (voice)

Carice van Houten

Carice van Houten

Narrator (2024 version)

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookamsterdam, netherlandsurban lifecity lifeback to lifeobservational documentary

About Occupied City

Occupied City is a documentary film released in 2023 exploring themes of based on novel or book, amsterdam, netherlands, urban life, city life, back to life, observational documentary. Directed by Steve McQueen, it stars Melanie Hyams, Carice van Houten. The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's to come.

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