USA / UK / Netherlands,
2023, 262 min
Directed by:
Steve McQueenCinematography:
Lennert HillegeComposer:
Oliver CoatesVOD (1)
Plots(1)
The past collides with our precarious present in Steve McQueen’s bravura documentary Occupied City, informed by the book Atlas of an Occupied City (Amsterdam 1940-1945) written by Bianca Stigter. McQueen creates two interlocking portraits: a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts his adopted city, and a vivid journey through the last years of pandemic and protest. What emerges is both devastating and life-affirming, an expansive meditation on memory, time, and where we’re headed. (Cannes Film Festival)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2023 - Anna Smith Tenser, Bianca Stigter, Floor Onrust, Steve McQueen (Best Feature Documentary)