Home Sweet Home

20121h 31min

Filmed over four years, the film brings out the drama of a massive regeneration scheme unfolding in the heart of the capital. It is also a personal journey of discovery in the city the filmmaker chose as her home 20 years ago. Centred around the now derelict Heygate Estate in Southwark, Home Sweet Home tells a complex but intimate story of urban and social transformation, and asks: what kind of society are we building?

Storyline

Filmed over four years, the film brings out the drama of a massive regeneration scheme unfolding in the heart of the capital. It is also a personal journey of discovery in the city the filmmaker chose as her home 20 years ago. Centred around the now derelict Heygate Estate in Southwark, Home Sweet Home tells a complex but intimate story of urban and social transformation, and asks: what kind of society are we building?

Released
January 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 31min
Language
English
Production
Les Films d'Ici, ARTE, Tigerlily Films