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Several hundred Chinese sailors who were unable to leave Amsterdam
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Occupied City

Several hundred Chinese sailorswho were unable to leave Amsterdam due to the war,managed...

Several hundred Chinese sailors
who were unable to leave Amsterdam due to the war,
managed to scrape a living by running small businesses

Full Transcript

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Several hundred Chinese sailors who were unable to leave Amsterdam
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due to the war, managed to scrape a living
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by running small businesses.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:50:00
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...
Forty Chinese-Dutch weddings - Occupied City 00:06
Forty Chinese-Dutch weddings
In 1943, Storm, a magazine for the Dutch SS, wrote: - Occupied City 00:24
In 1943, Storm, a magazine for the Dutch SS, wrote:
After the capitulation of Japan, - Occupied City 00:09
After the capitulation of Japan,
26 Molenbeekstraat, second floor. - Occupied City 00:06
26 Molenbeekstraat, second floor.
Home of Philip van der Kar, Sophia van der Kar-Polak - Occupied City 00:08
Home of Philip van der Kar, Sophia van der Kar-Polak
Sophia Polak managed to obtain a so-called "Calmeyer Stamp", - Occupied City 00:10
Sophia Polak managed to obtain a so-called "Calmeyer St...
She and her sister gained this status - Occupied City 00:14
She and her sister gained this status
Demmenie's son agreed to tell this lie. - Occupied City 00:05
Demmenie's son agreed to tell this lie.
To be granted their stamps, Sophia and her sister Stella - Occupied City 00:14
To be granted their stamps, Sophia and her sister Stella
The two middle-aged sisters were instructed to lift up their skirts - Occupied City 00:10
The two middle-aged sisters were instructed to lift up their...
With their skirts raised, they had to walk up and down on stockinged feet - Occupied City 00:12
With their skirts raised, they had to walk up and down on st...
The Van der Kar-Polak family produced forgeries of ID documents, - Occupied City 00:10
The Van der Kar-Polak family produced forgeries of ID docume...
"I spent at least three years sharing a bed with my parents", - Occupied City 00:08
"I spent at least three years sharing a bed with my par...
Once the "houseguests" had been there for a few days, - Occupied City 00:09
Once the "houseguests" had been there for a few da...
On the four occasions that the authorities raided the house, - Occupied City 00:08
On the four occasions that the authorities raided the house,
VOICE-OVER: 29 Niersstraat, first floor. - Occupied City 00:05
VOICE-OVER: 29 Niersstraat, first floor.
Home of Simon de la Bella, a Jewish senator for the socialist party. - Occupied City 00:07
Home of Simon de la Bella, a Jewish senator for the socialis...
When he was arrested in July 1940, - Occupied City 00:09
When he was arrested in July 1940,
He died in 1942 - Occupied City 00:07
He died in 1942
VOICE-OVER: De la Bella's daughter Carla joined the resistance, - Occupied City 00:08
VOICE-OVER: De la Bella's daughter Carla joined the res...