Once Upon Amsterdam
Release date: 2021-12-31
Votes: 2
Genres: Documentary
Presents a day in the life in Amsterdam, a city in transformation, captured shortly after the turn of the millennium, and shortly before the digital revolution would speed up the pace of life considerably. Shot in a fly-on-the-wall style.
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