Once Upon Amsterdam

Once Upon Amsterdam

Life in a day in Amsterdam in the summer of 2005

2021•1h 0m•8.5/10

Documentary

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🎬TMDb

8.5/10(2)

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.

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Runlevel Two Productions, Yellow Angle Film

Language

EN

Status

Released

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