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Steve McQueens latest film sees the past collide with the present.
“If you remain passive, things are gonna happen.
Youve got no one else to blame other than yourselves, you could’t just turn your back.”
Then [you] have a go at be very open to all the emotions.
You don’t need us to tell you and warn you the material will do it itself."
However, as the filmmakers point out, this is kind of the point.
“Length is not a deterrent,” he tells GR+.
“What it is, is this subject matter is asking us to look at it in this way.
This couldn’t be an hour-and-a-half movie.
In fact, it’d be a disservice to it.”
Stigter agrees, adding that it adds to the intended impact of the film.
Occupied City is in UK and Irish cinemas now and available to buy on streaming in the US.
