Occupied City

Occupied City
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteve McQueen
Based onAtlas of an Occupied City, Amsterdam 1940–1945
by Bianca Stigter[1]
Produced by
  • Steve McQueen[2]
  • Bianca Stigter[2]
  • Anna Smith-Tenser[2]
  • Floor Onrust[2]
Narrated byMelanie Hyams[2] (EN), Carice van Houten (NL)
CinematographyLennert Hillege[2]
Edited byXander Nijsten[2]
Music byOliver Coates[2]
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • A24 (United States)
  • September Film (Netherlands)[4]
  • Modern Films (United Kingdom)[5]
Release dates
  • 17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) (Cannes)[6]
  • 30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) (Netherlands)
  • 25 December 2023 (2023-12-25) (United States)
  • 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) (United Kingdom)
Running time
266 minutes[7]
Countries
LanguageEnglish[2]
Box office$152,934[9]

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.[1][10] It is narrated by Melanie Hyams. The film is a co-production between the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States.[8] It had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2023 as a special screening,[6] where it competed for the L'Œil d'or.[11] It was released by A24 in the United States on 25 December 2023 and in the United Kingdom/Ireland on 9 February 2024.

  1. ^ a b "OCCUPIED CITY". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Gleiberman, Owen (17 May 2023). "'Occupied City' Review: Steve McQueen's Holocaust Documentary Is a Trial to Sit Through: Four Hours Long But Only an Inch Deep". Variety.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Occupied City". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Zes films van September Film geselecteerd voor Cannes Film Festival 2023" [Six films by September Film selected for the 2023 Cannes Film Festival]. Fonk Magazine. 14 April 2023.
  5. ^ Leffler, Rebecca (31 October 2023). "mk2 Films boards Steve McQueen's Occupied City (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "The Screenings Guide of the 76th Festival de Cannes" (PDF). Cannes Film Festival. 10 May 2023. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Occupied City (12A)". BBFC. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d Halligan, Fionnuala (17 May 2023). "'Occupied City': Cannes Review". Screen Daily.
  9. ^ "Occupied City (2023)". The Numbers. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  10. ^ Stigter, Bianca (2019). Atlas van een bezette stad: Amsterdam 1940–1945. Amsterdam: Atlas Contact. ISBN 9789045029573.
  11. ^ "Les documentaires à Cannes, découvrez la Sélection 2023 de L'Œil d'or". loeildor.scam.fr (in French). 12 May 2023.