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Occupied City

"We are digging thereon the rowing course," Sal Santen wrote in his memoirs

"We are digging there
on the rowing course," Sal Santen wrote in his memoirs

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"We are digging there on the rowing course,"
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Sal Santen wrote in his memoirs.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:02
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...
A pond they had to dig was locally known as the "Jew Pit". - Occupied City 00:06
A pond they had to dig was locally known as the "Jew Pi...
As a child, Philo Bregstein once went to the site to visit his father - Occupied City 00:13
As a child, Philo Bregstein once went to the site to visit h...
Philo wrote of his pride at his father "wearing boots and working trousers, - Occupied City 00:20
Philo wrote of his pride at his father "wearing boots a...
On Dolle Dinsdag, Mad Tuesday, the 5th of September 1944, - Occupied City 00:18
On Dolle Dinsdag, Mad Tuesday, the 5th of September 1944,
Laundry business and home of the Vermeulen family. - Occupied City 00:05
Laundry business and home of the Vermeulen family.
In 1943, there were 21 Jews hiding here, - Occupied City 00:10
In 1943, there were 21 Jews hiding here,
They earned this money in various ways, including - Occupied City 00:10
They earned this money in various ways, including
VOICE-OVER: After the war, Sjaak de Wolf, who sheltered, remembered, - Occupied City 00:09
VOICE-OVER: After the war, Sjaak de Wolf, who sheltered, rem...
We slept on the bare floor, side-by-side on a threadbare blanket. - Occupied City 00:06
We slept on the bare floor, side-by-side on a threadbare bla...
Even simply sharing this kind of intimate moment - Occupied City 00:08
Even simply sharing this kind of intimate moment
But necessity knows no law." - Occupied City 00:08
But necessity knows no law."
When there was nothing to eat anymore in the Hunger Winter, - Occupied City 00:08
When there was nothing to eat anymore in the Hunger Winter,
After the liberation of the Netherlands, - Occupied City 00:09
After the liberation of the Netherlands,
One coupon entitled the holder to a two-week ration - Occupied City 00:11
One coupon entitled the holder to a two-week ration
384 Prinsengracht, - Occupied City 00:06
384 Prinsengracht,
Home of Johanna van Hal-Veltstra, or "Auntie Hallie". - Occupied City 00:06
Home of Johanna van Hal-Veltstra, or "Auntie Hallie&quo...
She offered shelter to people in her guest house. - Occupied City 00:06
She offered shelter to people in her guest house.
Resistance fighters stayed for short periods in the front room, - Occupied City 00:09
Resistance fighters stayed for short periods in the front ro...
Van Hal installed an alarm, - Occupied City 00:09
Van Hal installed an alarm,
385 to 395 Prinsengracht. - Occupied City 00:06
385 to 395 Prinsengracht.