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Megacities

Direction
Year 
1998
Country
  • Austria
Duration
90min 
Subtitles 

Bombay, Mexico City, Moscow, New York: seductive yet repellent monsters. The contradiction insinuates itself into the daily lives of those who populate theses megacities. In 12 chapters the film tells the stories of Shankar the bioscope man, Modesto the chicken feet seller, Babu Khan the colour sifter, Nestor the rubbish collector, of the street kids Oleg, Borja, Kolya and Misha, Cassandra the actress, Larissa the crane driver and Tony the hustler. Day in, day out they all set about their struggle for survival with ingenuity, intelligence and dignity. And they all share a single fantasy: the dream of a better life.

Details

  • Original title
    Megacities
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Michael Glawogger
  • DOP
    Wolfgang Thaler
  • Editing
    Andrea Wagner
  • Sound
    Ekkehart Baumung
  • Duration
    90 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    1998
  • Country
    • Austria
  • Colour
    • Colour

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