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Megacities: 12 Stories of Survival
Megacities: 12 Stories of Survival
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MEGACITIES: 12 STORIES OF SURVIVAL

Megacities

Directed by Michael Glawogger
Austria, Switzerland, 1998
Documentary

Synopsis

Bombay, Mexico City, Moscow, New York: seductive yet repellent monsters. In 12 chapters, the film shows how this contradiction insinuates itself into the daily lives of those who populate these megacities.

Synopsis

Bombay, Mexico City, Moscow, New York: seductive yet repellent monsters. In 12 chapters, the film shows how this contradiction insinuates itself into the daily lives of those who populate these megacities.

Our take

More than half the world’s population now live in urban areas, increasingly in densely populated megacities. From the slums of Mumbai to night-time N.Y.C, and the criminal underbellies of Moscow and Mexico City, this bustling, slice-of-life doc explores humanity’s drive to survive—whatever the cost.