Ekümenopolis: Ucu Olmayan Şehir (2011)

Title: Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits

Original Title: Ekümenopolis: Ucu Olmayan Şehir

Release Date: 2011-04-15

Status: Released

Rating: 7.5/10 (from 11 votes)

Language: TR

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, York Street Productions

Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits" tells the story of Istanbul and other Mega-Cities on a neo-liberal course to destruction. It follows the story of a migrant family from the demolition of their neighborhood to their on-going struggle for housing rights. The film takes a look at the city on a macro level and through the eyes of experts, going from the tops of mushrooming skyscrapers to the depths of the railway tunnel under the Bosphorous strait; from the historic neighborhoods in the south to the forests in the north; from isolated islands of poverty to the villas of the rich. It's an Istanbul going from 15 million to 30 million. It's an Istanbul going from 2 million cars to 8 million. It's the Istanbul of the future that will soon engulf the entire region. It's an Istanbul nobody has ever seen before.