Battle for the City
Released: April 29, 2011Runtime: 75 minLanguage: FI
A documentary about two cities, Turku past and present. They are united by a constant struggle over who owns the city and how and under what conditions it will change. What was Turku like before it disappeared when the cityscape was modernized and the old was destroyed? How did that happen? Who benefited from it? What kind of disease was the Turku disease? And how are young people today trying to take control of urban space? Why are they occupying buildings? Who does the built environment belong to and who decides on it?
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Benito Casagrande
as Self - architect
Helena Soiri Snellman
as Self - researcher
Pekka Pitkanen
as Self - architect
Suvi Auvinen
as Self - squatter
Pekka Sivula
as Self - Turku City plan architect 1960-1985
Knut Drake
as Self - former director of county museum
Ilkka Kanerva
as Self - member of Turku City council since 1972
Carl Jacob Gardberg
as Self - doctor of philosophy
Rosa
as Self - squatter
Laura
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