Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings

I Am Gentrification. Confessions of a Scoundrel

Switzerland, September 2017
FILM, Documentary, 99 min.

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directed by
Thomas Haemmerli
Written by
Thomas Haemmerli
Status
In distribution
Website
www.gentrifizierung.me

A humorous personal essay film addressing architecture, habitation, space, density, xenophobia, gentrification and urban development. The film’s main arc spans the author’s diverse living environments, beginning with his childhood in a rich neighborhood to militant squats, shared flats and yuppie abodes, as well as his various dwellings in such metropolises as Tiflis, São Paulo, Zurich and Mexico City.

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World Premiere
September 2017
Original Version
German (french/english subtitles),  couleur et n/b, DCP, 99 min.
Production
ican films gmbh, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Mirjam von Arx
directed by
Thomas Haemmerli
Written by
Thomas Haemmerli
Cinemato­graphy
Stéphane Kuthy
Editing
Daniel Cherbuin
Sound Editing
Christian Beusch
Sound Design
Peter Bräker
Re-Recording Mix
Christian Beusch
Music
Peter Bräker
Location Sound Mix
Jean-Pierre Gerth

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World Rights
ican films gmbh

Worldwide Distribution

Germany
GMfilms Distribution
Release date: 18.10.2018
Switzerland
Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: 22.02.2018

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