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5 1/2 Roofs

Synopsis

More than 13,000 people in London live in squatted houses. 5 1/2 Roofs tells six stories about six different squats and their inhabitants. Six stories about life in the city.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Features
Running time
84 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Sepp R Brudermann 1st Feature
Producer
Sepp R Brudermann
Editor
Sepp R Brudermann
Director of Photography
Niko Mayr
Sound
Nils Kirchhoff
Composer
Eva Jantschitsch

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Spiraleye Productions

1 Burder Road
London, N1 4AT
UK

T +44 (0)7830 113 282

sepprb@aon.at

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