Als ein Großinvestor ankündigt, auf einem ehemaligen Industrieareal mitten in Köln-Ehrenfeld eine Shopping Mall zu bauen, werden Proteste laut. Der Bürgermeister des Stadtteils versucht zu vermitteln: Er möchte die Anwohner an der Gestaltung ihres Viertels beteiligen. Doch während in der Bürgerinitiative noch über visionäre Alternativen diskutiert wird, hat die Stadtverwaltung schon ganz andere Pläne auf dem Tisch...
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- Wem gehört die Stadt? - Bürger in Bewegung
Using the example of a controversy about a former industrial site in Cologne, Anna Ditges shines a light on a societal phenomenon that is currently being discussed all over Germany: the citizens protest against investors and politicians plans for their city. But who are the people who get involved in these movements? What is it that provokes their anger and rage? What do they fight for, and with what means? And what happens if the diverging interests of city administration, major investors, and long-term residents turn out to be irreconcilable? WHO OWNS THIS CITY offers a direct and personal insight into an individual case that vividly illustrates the general conflict between political involvement, self-interest, and the quest for meaning. The protagonists of this conflict are people from different environments and with conflicting sets of values, with individual definitions of responsibility and a critical stance on the democracy they live in.
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