THE TINGBJERG EXPERIMENT

A group of young, educated, and financially well-off families is selected to move to Tingbjerg, a disadvantaged neighbourhood on the outskirts of Copenhagen with a history marked by conflict and segregation. As part of a social experiment, they purchase newly built homes at reduced prices, on the condition that they remain in the neighbourhood for at least four years and actively contribute to the development of the community.

Over the course of four years, the documentary follows this well-intentioned initiative and the tensions it creates between the newcomers’ vision for change and the existing residents’ attachment to their neighbourhood, raising questions about what urban regeneration and gentrification really mean.