The read
It runs long at 2h 47m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
39 audience votes
Key crew
- Frederick WisemanDirector
Stills
Themes
bureaucracyworkplaceclass differencesfactualinformativematter of fact