his new documentary, called occupied city. it is four and a half hours long. for reasons i will explain, i was totally overwhelmed emotionally by it. we re starting a hunger strike on the first of march. hunger, a film set in northern ireland in 1981, telling the story of hunger striker bobby sands really put steve mcqueen on the map. it was launched in 2008, and brought him many accolades. how do you feel being back on that time, being here on the french riviera, the centre of attention? it was amazing. again, there s nothing better than the first time. there s no there was no expectation. and once the film had finished, we were ushered on stage, standing ovation for 20 minutes. michael fassbender was in tears. it was incredible. since hunger, steve mcqueen has made some memorable films, including the oscar winning 12 years a slave. we retrieved this footage from the bbc s archives. it shows the nazi occupation of amsterdam, which lies
than the first time. there s no there was no expectation. and once the film had finished, we were ushered on stage, standing ovation for 20 minutes. michael fassbender was in tears. it was incredible. since hunger, steve mcqueen has made some memorable films, including the oscar winning 12 years a slave. we retrieved this footage from the bbc s archives. it shows the nazi occupation of amsterdam, which lies at the heart of steve mcqueen s new film, 0ccupied city, inspired by a book his wife, film director bianca stigter, wrote, called atlas of an 0ccupied city. mcqueen and his wife live in amsterdam. his film is a door to door iteration of the horrors the nazis wrought, as well as a more contemporary portrait of the dutch city at the time of the pandemic. only one still image was given out to journalists, otherwise we would being showing you a clip.