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Feature film — 1975

Welfare (1975)

7.42h 47mDocumentary

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

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A high-signal pick with 41 votes.

Zipporah Films

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Director: Frederick Wiseman

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