CinemaOSMovie · 1989 · 0h 45m · NR

How to Squash a Squat

Squat Or Rot

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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.

Directed byFranck Goldberg

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Runtime
0h 45m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1989

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