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Welfare (1975)
Directed by Frederick Wiseman
Documentary · 2h 47m
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.
Crew
- Director
- Frederick Wiseman
- Director of Photography
- William Brayne
- Editor
- Frederick Wiseman
- Producer
- Frederick Wiseman
Details
- Release date
- 1975-09-23
- Runtime
- 2h 47m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Zipporah Films