Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits
2011•1h 33m•7.6•Released
Documentary
Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits" tells the story of Istanbul and other Mega-Cities on a neo-liberal course to destruction. It follows the story of a migrant family from the demolition of their neighborhood to their on-going struggle for housing rights. The film takes a look at the city on a macro level and through the eyes of experts, going from the tops of mushrooming skyscrapers to the depths of the railway tunnel under the Bosphorous strait; from the historic neighborhoods in the south to the forests in the north; from isolated islands of poverty to the villas of the rich. It's an Istanbul going from 15 million to 30 million. It's an Istanbul going from 2 million cars to 8 million. It's the Istanbul of the future that will soon engulf the entire region. It's an Istanbul nobody has ever seen before.
Director
Imre Azem
Languages
German, English, Turkish
Studio
Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
Production
Company
Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
Company
York Street Productions
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