I Am Gentrification. Confessions of a Scoundrel (2018)

I Am Gentrification. Confessions of a Scoundrel

2018

1h 38m

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Is the city of Zurich suffering from ‘density stress’? What is it like to live in mega cities such as São Paulo, Mexico City and Tiflis? Filmmaker Thomas Haemmerli broaches the topics of city development, architecture, density, housing market, xenophobia and gentrification from an autobiographical perspective. The path of his life has led him from a childhood in the villa district of Zürichberg, through his teenage years as squatter to flat shares, yuppie apartments and finally second homes in various cities. Only recently having become a dad, he plans to further enhance Zurich’s price appreciation by purchasing a huge, extended city apartment… This multifaceted essay not only humorously questions the filmmaker’s decisions, but also those of the right-wing conservatives, who are afraid of losing their space to immigrants, and the political left, who fail to embrace modern-age architecture.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies

ican films

Production Countries

Switzerland

Spoken Languages

German English

Keywords

city portrait portrait gentrification

Quick Facts

Original Title	Die Gentrifizierung bin ich: Beichte eines Finsterlings
Release Date	October 18, 2018
Status	Released
Language	DE
IMDb ID	tt7433660
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