links / references
TRAILERyoutu.be/W38kFVrF6aI
www.betongold-der-film.de
VOD
vimeo.com/239219486
Photo 2013
BETONGOLD
Photo 2013
BETONGOLD
Photo 2013
BETONGOLD
Photo 2013
BETONGOLD
Photo 2013
BETONGOLD
Photo 2013
BETONGOLD
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Production Company
youtu.be/W38kFVrF6aI
www.betongold-der-film.de
VOD
vimeo.com/239219486
BETONGOLD
Synopsis
Rents have been exploding in Berlin, but it's not as bad as London or Paris yet. Students, families and pensioners can still live in the centre of Berlin. But affordable homes are getting scarce. International investors have also discovered the flat-trade in Berlin. The loosers of that boom are the tenants.The filmmakers house was bought by investors of a 'dynamic' estate company, who want to convert the rental flats into freehold flats. But sales don't override contracts, and tenants in Berlin-Mitte have 7 years security of tenure. Katrin Rothe and her neighbours start to fight for their rights and against the gentrification. It's a new world dirctor is confronted with. It consists of accusations, pretence surveyor's appointments and provocations. Her lawyer says, she’s to ignore it all. But it's hard.
When the potential buyers attend her flat, the documentary continues with drawn and animated characters. The estate agent is getting more and more impatient while viewings. But also Katrin is getting more and more silent and anxious.
director's statement:
"...The global financial crisis started out as an American real-estate bubble. Now we have a real-estate boom, too. Worried investors no longer invest in stocks but in houses and flats, concrete gold. A little security in an uncertain world. I thought it was nothing to do with me until the day I received a refurbishment notification." ]
Cast & Crew
- DirectorKatrin Rothe (+Buch)
- Director of photographymartin langner
- Soundmartin langner
Festivals/awards
20133sat Documentary Prize - Duisburger Filmwoche
awarded with 'Der lange Atem' by DJVBB
Grimme-Prize
DOKfest Munich
Filmfest Kassel
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