RUINA

Everyday life/Society, Germany 2013

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What happens when a bank fails and leaves a huge skyscraper unfinished? It might for example be squatted by 3,000 people and transformed into a housing project. The ruins of a 200-meter-tall skyscraper rise up into the Caribbean sky of downtown Caracas and serve as a shelter and dwelling for 750 families. Ignored by the municipal administration and dreaded by the rest of the neighborhood, the inhabitants of Torre Confinanzas are working on their own model of a socialist microcosm in their vertical city. ‘Ruina’ portrays the difficulties and achievements in building a community.
73 min
SD
Starting at 12
Audio language:
Spanish
Subtitles:
German

Awards

Best feature Documentary Festival Internacional Derechos Humanos y Cine, Venezuela 2014

More information

Director:

Markus Lenz

Writer:

Gesa Marten

Producer:

Markus Lenz

Voice:

Yasmin Angel (Narrator)

Original title:

Ruina

Original language:

Spanish

Format:

16:9 SD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 12

Audio language:

Spanish

Subtitles:

German