Occupied City

Documentary Historical War

PG-13

Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

English

May 17, 2023

4hr 26min

Status: released

Trailer, Teaser & Videos

Movie Details:

Based on	Atlas of an Occupied City, Amsterdam 1940-1945 by Bianca Stigter
Country	United Kingdom Netherlands United States
Language	English
Genre	Documentary, History, War
Release date	17 May 2023 (Cannes) 30 November 2023 (Netherlands)25 December 2023 (United States)9 February 2024 (United Kingdom)
Running time	4hr 26min
Age rating	PG-13
Starring	Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, King Willem-Alexander, Melanie Hyams
Directed by	Steve McQueen
Written by	Bianca Stigter
Produced by	Steve McQueen Bianca Stigter Anna Smith-Tenser Floor Onrust Narrated by Melanie Hyams (EN), Carice van Houten (NL)
Cinematography by	Lennert Hillege
Edited by	Xander Nijsten
Music by	Oliver Coates
Production Company	Lammas Park Family Affair Films Film4 A24 Regency Enterprises
Distributor	A24 (United States) September Film (Netherlands) Modern Films (United Kingdom)
Worldwide Collection	$151,716

Cast & Characters:

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands as Self
King Willem-Alexander as Self
Melanie Hyams as Narrator (voice)
Femke Halsema as Self
Peter R. de Vries as Self (archive footage)

Storyline:

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 to come.