Welfare (1975)
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.
- Date of release
- 1975-09-23
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (41)
- Runtime
- 2h 47m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Frederick Wiseman
Interesting facts
Welfare is a 1975 film directed by Frederick Wiseman.
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