Occupied City

Occupied City is a 2023 documentary film directed and produced by Steve McQueen, and based on the book Atlas of an Occupied City, Amsterdam 1940–1945 by Bianca Stigter. The film features narration by Melanie Hyams, describing the occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany, juxtaposed against footage of modern-day Amsterdam echoing much of the narration. The film is a co-production between the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. Occupied City had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2023 as a special screening, where it competed for the L'Œil d'or. It was released in the United States on 25 December 2023, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 9 February 2024.