It Was Our City
1996, Dutch. Directed by Joost Seelen.
In the second half of the 1970s, the squatters' movement emerged as a result of the housing shortage while a mass of property was empty. The squatters soon acquired a bad name for their violent outbursts, such as during the inauguration of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. It Was Our City unravels the history of the Amsterdam squatters' movement through interviews with the squatters, for whom the political battle was more important than creating living space.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Dutch
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- Released
- 19 December 1996
- Original title
- De stad was van ons
- Country
- Netherlands
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It Was Our City runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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It Was Our City isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 December 1996. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked It Was Our City, try Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Trainwreck: The Real Project X, Come See Me in the Good Light.
Who directed It Was Our City?
It Was Our City (1996) was directed by Joost Seelen.