Occupied City

"The film is a trial to sit through, and you feel that from almost the opening moments."

"There’s something... remote and distant about the lack of personality here."

"Asks hard questions of what we think about the gulf between past and present."

"A patience-testing documentary that may have worked better as an installation piece."

"A striking encounter between then and now."

"There is a connecting thread, but that thread is weak and made weaker by how shallow the documentary is at times."

"It begins to open itself up to monotony and worse, glibness."

"Hypnotic."

"A documentary that gives little life to history."

"May we all be as bold as McQueen."

"A singular masterwork."

"A demanding watch, but... singular and rewarding in its emotional intelligence."

"Every film is a collection of moving images, but few are as moving as the sights that compose Occupied City."

"The film builds tremendous force."

"A masterful panorama of WWII-era Amsterdam."

"Even though it's sometimes a bit of a taxing sit, it has some really magnificent moments."

"The narration is dispassionate. The film lets us find our own way to outrage and sorrow."

"A poignant sociological portrait."