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202415 minPGdoc-short

Minel

202415 minPGdoc-short

Around 300 people live in the Colony neighbourhood, built in 1959 for workers of the Minel factory in Ripanj, Belgrade.

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Around 300 people live in the Colony neighbourhood, built in 1959 for workers of the Minel factory in Ripanj, Belgrade.

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Tara Gajovićdirector

Tara Gajovićwriter

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In the Belgrade settlement of Ripanj, the Minel factory has produced electrical transformers since 1953. Nearby, the Colony neighborhood was established in 1959 to accommodate its workers. Today, around 300 residents live in this community. The documentary features a personal narrative as a grandson walks through the factory premises with his grandfather, reflecting on the past and the legacy of a once-thriving workplace.

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