Occupied City

Occupied City is a 2023 documentary film directed and produced by Steve McQueen and based on Atlas of an Occupied City, Amsterdam 1940-1945 by Bianca Stigter. The documentary film is narrated by Melanie Hyams. It had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2023 as a special screening.

Occupied City
Directed bySteve McQueen
Based onAtlas of an Occupied City, Amsterdam 1940-1945
by Bianca Stigter
Produced by
  • Steve McQueen
  • Bianca Stigter
  • Anna Smith-Tenser
  • Floor Onrust
Narrated byMelanie Hyams
CinematographyLennert Hillege
Edited byXander Nijsten
Music byOliver Coates
Production
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Release date
  • May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17) (Cannes)
Running time
262 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Netherlands
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Production

In January 2022, it was confirmed that Steve McQueen would direct and produce the film about Amsterdam under Nazi occupation during World War II, with A24 and New Regency handling the domestic and international and both co-financing. Film4 are also co-financing and retain United Kingdom linear television rights.[2]

Release

The film premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival as a special screening.[3]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 67% based on 9 reviews with an average rating of 6.40/10.[4]

Reviewing the film following its Cannes premiere, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called it a "monumental film" that "allows its emotional implication to amass over its running time."[5]

References
  1. "OCCUPIED CITY". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  2. Wiseman, Andreas (January 7, 2022). "A24 & New Regency Aboard For Steve McQueen WWII Documentary Occupied City". Deadline. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. "Steve McQueen's 'Occupied City' will premiere at Cannes". faroutmagazine.co.uk. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. "Occupied City". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  5. Bradshaw, Peter (May 17, 2023). "Occupied City review – Steve McQueen's moving meditation on wartime Amsterdam". The Guardian. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

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