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How to Squash a Squat

"Squat Or Rot"

Release1989
Runtime0H 45M
LanguageUnknown
StatusReleased

Synopsis

1989, New York City's Alphabet City and East Village. A year after the Tompkins Square Park Riot, squatters and their community allies try to stop the demolition of their building after an arson. Police forces occupy the neighborhood while the demolition continues. A portrait of an East Village that is no more. An homage to the voices and sounds of a neighborhood before its gentrification.

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Director

Franck Goldberg

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Certification

NR

Keywords

new york citypolice brutalityresistancepunk rocksquatternypdsquattinglower east sideeast village

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