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Christiania: 40 Years of Occupation (2014)
Directed by Richard Jackman, Robert Lawson
“40 Years of Occupation”
Documentary · 1h 17m
In 1971, hundreds of young people claimed the 85 acres of an abandoned 17th century military base in Copenhagen and set up a community. Over the next 40 years, they build a self-governed community with the hope of becoming legitimate. Finding it politically unpopular to evict the settlers, the Danish government declared Christiania a "short-term social experiment". Following 40 years of tense relations with the government, much of it focusing on the open hashish trade, Christiania is on its way to becoming a legitimate community. Christiania was born in 1971 when youthful idealism and a severe housing shortage incited hundreds of young people to occupy 85 acres of deserted brick buildings, woods, ramparts and canals as their home.
Crew
- Director
- Richard Jackman, Robert Lawson
- Writer
- Richard Jackman, Robert Lawson
Details
- Original title
- Christiania
- Release date
- 2014-10-17
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Danish, English
- Countries
- Denmark, United States of America
- Production
- Bus No. 8