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IMDb rating 6.5
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Critic rating 8.7

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

...allows its emotional implication to amass over its running time. The effect is mysterious and moving.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Anna Mckibbin
rated 8

...rewarding marathon of a WWII doc.

Read full review at Paste Magazine
Critic Sophie Monks Kaufman
rated 8

...a staggeringly ambitious feat of emotional stamina.

Read full review at Little White Lies

Cast & Crew

Steve McQueen
Director
Melanie Hyams
As Self - Narrator (voice)
Oliver Coates
Composer

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In "Occupied City," director Steve McQueen masterfully weaves together two interconnected portraits of Amsterdam, past and present. Through a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation, the film exposes the devastating impact of history on the city's residents, while simultaneously chronicling the resilience and hope that emerges from the last years of pandemic and protest. This expansive documentary offers a profound meditation on memory, time, and the future that awaits us.

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Occupied City was released in theaters on December 25, 2023.