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During the Hunger Winter
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Occupied City

During the Hunger Winter, Amsterdammers strippedall vacant houses of wood and other...

During the Hunger Winter, Amsterdammers stripped
all vacant houses of wood and other materials

Full Transcript

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During the Hunger Winter,
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Amsterdammers stripped all vacant houses
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of wood and other materials.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:47
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Family Affair Films,Lammas Park,VPRO,Regency Enterprises,A24,Film4 Productions

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Movie Summary

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...
After the war, the city authorities decided not to rebuild the area. - Occupied City 00:07
After the war, the city authorities decided not to rebuild t...
They said there were already too many social and traffic-related issues - Occupied City 00:08
They said there were already too many social and traffic-rel...
All the buildings were demolished, and the street was widened. - Occupied City 00:06
All the buildings were demolished, and the street was widene...
VOICE-OVER: In 1950 a monument was erected at this spot, - Occupied City 00:07
VOICE-OVER: In 1950 a monument was erected at this spot,
It was founded by Jewish survivors and dedicated to non-Jewish helpers. - Occupied City 00:07
It was founded by Jewish survivors and dedicated to non-Jewi...
Over the years, this monument was more and more seen as wry, - Occupied City 00:12
Over the years, this monument was more and more seen as wry,
In 2021 the monument of Jewish gratitude - Occupied City 00:09
In 2021 the monument of Jewish gratitude
The Gratitude monument was moved to a spot nearby. - Occupied City 00:06
The Gratitude monument was moved to a spot nearby.
On the day Germany capitulated, - Occupied City 00:14
On the day Germany capitulated,
A bullet struck Sigi Mendels, - Occupied City 00:09
A bullet struck Sigi Mendels,
The Germans had imposed a curfew at the start of the occupation. - Occupied City 00:05
The Germans had imposed a curfew at the start of the occupat...
No one could be out between midnight and 4am. - Occupied City 00:05
No one could be out between midnight and 4am.
Only members of the air raid service were allowed outside. - Occupied City 00:06
Only members of the air raid service were allowed outside.
From September 1944 - Occupied City 00:08
From September 1944
The Germans hung up placards - Occupied City 00:07
The Germans hung up placards
VOICE-OVER: 9 Pijnackerstraat. Vredeskerk, or 'Peace Church'. - Occupied City 00:07
VOICE-OVER: 9 Pijnackerstraat. Vredeskerk, or 'Peace Ch...
In 1940, young parishioners set up a resistance group - Occupied City 00:08
In 1940, young parishioners set up a resistance group
They planned acts of sabotage, and an escape to England. - Occupied City 00:06
They planned acts of sabotage, and an escape to England.
Someone betrayed them, however, and several members were arrested. - Occupied City 00:06
Someone betrayed them, however, and several members were arr...
Frank and Jan Fontaine, Jan Kootwijk and Jaap Besters - Occupied City 00:08
Frank and Jan Fontaine, Jan Kootwijk and Jaap Besters