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Occupied City

It is almost too wonderful there are no Jews to disturbChristians in their leisure time."

It is almost too wonderful
to be true: there are no Jews to disturb
Christians in their leisure time."

Full Transcript

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It is almost too wonderful to be true:
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there are no Jews to disturb Christians in their leisure time."
Duration
8 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:31
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 March 1943, - Occupied City 00:10
In March 1943,
After liberation, in May 1945, - Occupied City 00:08
After liberation, in May 1945,
One of the resident musicians - Occupied City 00:07
One of the resident musicians
Guesthouse, owned by the Josephs family, - Occupied City 00:10
Guesthouse, owned by the Josephs family,
The German security service, the SD, requisitioned the hotel - Occupied City 00:10
The German security service, the SD, requisitioned the hotel
The house was partly furnished - Occupied City 00:07
The house was partly furnished
Resistance worker Gerrit Ruys - Occupied City 00:15
Resistance worker Gerrit Ruys
Gerrit Ruys's other son Herman - Occupied City 00:07
Gerrit Ruys's other son Herman
Gerrit Ruys died at Sandbostel concentration camp. - Occupied City 00:05
Gerrit Ruys died at Sandbostel concentration camp.
His wife, Johanna Ruys-Bavinck, was also arrested - Occupied City 00:09
His wife, Johanna Ruys-Bavinck, was also arrested
Amsterdam, the 15th of May 1940. - Occupied City 00:05
Amsterdam, the 15th of May 1940.
German troops approached Amsterdam from the east - Occupied City 00:14
German troops approached Amsterdam from the east
The Dutch army had capitulated after the Germans bombarded Rotterdam - Occupied City 00:09
The Dutch army had capitulated after the Germans bombarded R...
The Netherlands initially had tried to stay neutral, - Occupied City 00:12
The Netherlands initially had tried to stay neutral,
The Dutch queen, Wilhelmina, and her cabinet fled to London. - Occupied City 00:06
The Dutch queen, Wilhelmina, and her cabinet fled to London.
In 1940 around 800,000 people lived in Amsterdam, - Occupied City 00:10
In 1940 around 800,000 people lived in Amsterdam,
The Nazis considered most other Dutch people - Occupied City 00:11
The Nazis considered most other Dutch people
They found a substantial group of supporters in the capital. - Occupied City 00:05
They found a substantial group of supporters in the capital.
The Dutch Nazi party, the NSB, got almost 30,000 votes - Occupied City 00:10
The Dutch Nazi party, the NSB, got almost 30,000 votes
One of the first measures the Germans took - Occupied City 00:10
One of the first measures the Germans took