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Once Upon Amsterdam
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Once Upon Amsterdam

Dec 31, 2021
1h 0m
★ 8.5

Life in a day in Amsterdam in the summer of 2005

Overview

Presents a day in the life in Amsterdam, a city in transformation, captured shortly after the turn of the millennium, and shortly before the digital revolution would speed up the pace of life considerably. Shot in a fly-on-the-wall style.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Runlevel Two Productions
Yellow Angle Film

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