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201682 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Urban Gentrification

Die Stadt als Beute

201682 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Real estate agents and investors in Berlin discuss the city's rapid changes while tenants struggle to keep their homes.

Urban Gentrification

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Real estate agents and investors in Berlin discuss the city's rapid changes while tenants struggle to keep their homes.

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Andreas Wilckedirector

Andreas Wilckewriter

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A Berlin neighborhood faces significant changes. Real estate agents and investors discuss property developments in the area. Tenants express their concerns about rising rents and displacement. Filmmaker follows these interactions, capturing daily struggles and shifting dynamics within the community. The documentary runs for 82 minutes and was released in 2016. It focuses on gentrification and its effects on residents in the German capital.

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