Movie: Once Upon Amsterdam

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    Once Upon Amsterdam

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2021-12-31

  • Average

    8.5

  • Rating:

    4.3 starts
  • Tagline

    Life in a day in Amsterdam in the summer of 2005

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