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Occupied City

Ellie, Willy, their son Fred,who was 17, and his grandmother Rika ended their livesby gas...

Ellie, Willy, their son Fred,
who was 17, and his grandmother Rika ended their lives
by gas asphyxiation on the 14th of May 1940

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Ellie, Willy, their son Fred, who was 17,
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and his grandmother Rika
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ended their lives by gas asphyxiation
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on the 14th of May 1940.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
02:25:47
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...
In a suicide note addressed to their neighbours, - Occupied City 00:10
In a suicide note addressed to their neighbours,
Fred agrees with us, - Occupied City 00:06
Fred agrees with us,
Any of you who wish to do so, - Occupied City 00:10
Any of you who wish to do so,
104 Eerste Helmersstraat, Wilhelmina Hospital. - Occupied City 00:06
104 Eerste Helmersstraat, Wilhelmina Hospital.
In 1942, the Germans changed the name to West hospital. - Occupied City 00:06
In 1942, the Germans changed the name to West hospital.
Just after the Dutch capitulation, - Occupied City 00:08
Just after the Dutch capitulation,
156 suicides were recorded in 1940 in Amsterdam, - Occupied City 00:09
156 suicides were recorded in 1940 in Amsterdam,
128 of these cases concerned Jewish people. - Occupied City 00:06
128 of these cases concerned Jewish people.
Often, entire families died, including children. - Occupied City 00:06
Often, entire families died, including children.
The cause of death was usually gas asphyxiation, - Occupied City 00:08
The cause of death was usually gas asphyxiation,
Several people drowned themselves in the river Amstel. - Occupied City 00:05
Several people drowned themselves in the river Amstel.
The Germans installed an Air Force military hospital here, - Occupied City 00:09
The Germans installed an Air Force military hospital here,
An auxiliary hospital was opened elsewhere in the city - Occupied City 00:07
An auxiliary hospital was opened elsewhere in the city
Almost done. - Occupied City 00:08
Almost done.
In November 1944 - Occupied City 00:11
In November 1944
Nurses who refused to do this work were suspended or fired. - Occupied City 00:06
Nurses who refused to do this work were suspended or fired.
The soldiers were not allowed to return to their units, - Occupied City 00:08
The soldiers were not allowed to return to their units,
213 Nieuwe Herengracht, - Occupied City 00:08
213 Nieuwe Herengracht,
He was murdered in Sobibor in 1943. - Occupied City 00:06
He was murdered in Sobibor in 1943.
The house became a temporary refuge - Occupied City 00:10
The house became a temporary refuge