Mega Cities: 12 Geschichten Vom Ueberleben


1h 30m 1998

Brief Synopsis

Examination of life on the lower rungs of the social ladder in Bombay, Mexico City, Moscow and New York City. The film focuses on individuals in each city, from thieves in the Moscow subway to a stripper in Mexico City.

Film Details

Also Known As
Mega Cities: 12 Stories of Survival, Megacities
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Moscow, Russia; Mexico City, Mexico; Bombay, India

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Examination of life on the lower rungs of the social ladder in Bombay, Mexico City, Moscow and New York City. The film focuses on individuals in each city, from thieves in the Moscow subway to a stripper in Mexico City.

Film Details

Also Known As
Mega Cities: 12 Stories of Survival, Megacities
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Moscow, Russia; Mexico City, Mexico; Bombay, India

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the National Film Board of Canada Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 1999 Vancouver International Film Festival.

Winner of Vienna Film Award at the 1998 Viennale International Film Festival.

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (out of competition) August 5-15, 1998.

Shown at Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema April 29 - May 9, 1999.

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi) September 17-26, 1998.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 4-14, 1999.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.

Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.

35mm from Super-16mm

color

Dolby Digital

dialogue Hindi, Spanish, English and Russian