Squatter's Delight

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In Krakende Welstand
Directed by Mijke de Jong
Written by Jan Eilander, Mijke de Jong
Release date
  • 23 March 1990 (1990-03-23)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryNetherlands
Language Dutch

Squatter's Delight or In Krakende Welstand is a 1990 Dutch drama film directed by Mijke de Jong. It was written by de Jong and Jan Eilander. The film was de Jong's first and she won the prize of the city of Utrecht (De Prijs van de stad Utrecht) at the Netherlands Film Days. [1]

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Plot

In the early 1980s, a group of people squatted a house in central Amsterdam and then legalised it. Several years later, the city council wants to increase the rent dramatically and people in the group respond in different ways. [2]

Cast

Critical response

Volkskrant saw the film as giving a "nuanced" view of the squatters movement, however squatters magazine Ravage found the film disappointing. [3]

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References

  1. Kortum, Evelien. "Op scherp: Mijke de Jong". VPRO (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "Squatters delight". SNG Film. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "In Krakende Welstand". www.ravagedigitaal.org. Retrieved 12 April 2020.