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Squat, la ville est à nous !

2011 · 94 min

A lively, intimate documentary that captures the joy and tension of reclaiming space, making you feel part of a small uprising.

Directed by
Christophe Coello
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The lock that gives way, a door that opens, the cries of joy that ring out: a condemned building has been freed. As simple as hello, the reappropriation that opens Christophe Coello's film is initially a moment of intense vitality. The jubilation of thwarting the plans of the real estate firm that had undertaken to empty the building of its inhabitants, the jubilation of giving back life to a bit of the dead city, the jubilation of taking over a building under the very nose of the property developers and to the relief of the remaining neighbors.

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Directed by
Christophe Coello
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • rebellion
  • class
  • power
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Christophe Coello
Written by
Christophe Coello
Runtime
94 min
Country
France, Spain
Languages
Spanish

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