26 people are living in Doel, and they will not be moving anywhere. Not even though everyone else is telling them how hopeless their beloved ghost town is – vandalised, dilapidated and an ironic sightseeing spot for urban explorers, car nerds and Dutch techno ravers. Doel is squeezed in between an industrial port and a nuclear power plant, and since the 1960s the government has wanted to shut down the city to make room for a container park in the name of globalisation. But the citizens will not give up.
| Original title | Doel |
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| Danish title | Doel |
| Keywords | Belgium, Cities, Fringe areas, Local communities, Everyday life |
| Director | Frederik Sølberg |
| Producer | Mathilde Hvid Lippmann, Frederik Sølberg |
| Director of Photography | Jonathan Wannyn |
| Editor | Mads Hedegaard |
| Sound | Søren Bendz |
| Appearance | Christoph Malcorps, Emilienne Driessen, Jerome de Paepe, Alwin Vandekerkhove |
| Production country | Denmark, Belgium |
| International sales | Made in Copenhagen ApS |
| Danish festival release | 16.03.2018, Empire, CPH:DOX |
| Comment | The film, which is Frederik Sølberg's debut feature documentary, premiered at CPH:DOX and had its international premiere at Sheffield. |
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