Battleship Berlin

Preservation can be brutal

Battleship Berlin — Plot

Berlin’s brutalist heritage is under fire. The city’s powerful Charité hospital wants to destroy a brutalist icon of the Cold War era: The infamous former animal research laboratory called the Mäusebunker. Meanwhile, a dedicated group of politicians, preservationists, architects, gallerists, and students fight for an adaptive reuse of these magnificent, uncompromisingly unique structures. Who will win? No matter the outcome, you’re left with the impression that preservation can be brutal.

• Release date
• June 26, 2021
• Runtime
• 39 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Nathan Eddy