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Battle for Brooklyn (2011)

Tagged: Eminent domain

WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES
When influential politicians and powerful business interests use eminent domain to seize part of Brooklyn for a city-approved development scheme, local residents fight back. [ Battle for Brooklyn credits: Dir: Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley/ 93min/ Documentary/ Eminent domain]

External Reviews

““The movie…has heart, soul and chutzpah…Feisty but fairly reported…The time line that drives Battle for Brooklyn makes it as urgent as any Hollywood thriller.”
–New York Daily News

“It’s refreshing when citizens give enough of a damn to fight back, especially against corporate Goliaths. Galinsky and Hawley should be applauded for their well-crafted film that helps explain all the cynicism and subterfuge.”
–The Cleveland Plain Dealer

“In some ways Battle For Brooklyn resembles Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life but even more so his Mr. Smith Goes To Washington in its look at a relentless couple who fearlessly keeps fighting City Hall and its powerful allies…”
–Examiner.com

“Change a few names and add the next credit bubble, and a Brooklyn-style Battle could be headed to a neighborhood near you.”
–NPR

How to See It

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Links

Official homepage
IMDB

Castle Coalition
The Eminent Domain Law Blog
Washington Post: A resurgence of eminent domain abuse
Book: Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain
Book: Bulldozed:’Kelo,’ Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land
Book: Abuse of Power: How the Government Misuses Eminent Domain
Book: Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage
Book: Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America

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