Once The Dust Settles
dir. John Appel 2019 Netherlands 87 min.
2019 – IDFA Amsterdam
Amatrice, Chernobyl, Aleppo. Local tour guides talk about how tourism has subsequently allowed them to find mind meaning in their lives, and to dream of rebuilding their cities.
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Amatrice, Chernobyl, Aleppo. Amatrice was destroyed in an earthquake in 2016, Chernobyl was the location of the infamous nuclear meltdown in 1985, while Aleppo was considered to be the most beautiful city in Syria before it was destroyed in the war. Local tour guides talk about how tourism has subsequently allowed them to find meaning in their lives, and to dream of rebuilding their cities.
- duration:
- 87 min
- country / year of production:
- Netherlands / 2019
- director:
- John Appel
- cinematography:
- Erik van Empel
- production:
- Carmen Cobos, Kees Rijninks / Cobos Films
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2019 – IDFA Amsterdam
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