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Welfare

1975 · Movie · 167 min · ★ 7.3

Documentary

WELFARE shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute welfare: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context where welfare workers as well as clients struggle to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations that govern their work and life.

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Details
Years
1975
Release date
1975-09-23
Language
English
Runtime
167 min
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (36 votes)

Themes

  • bureaucracy
  • workplace
  • class differences

Cast & crew

Directed by Frederick Wiseman