Unemployment Movies

A young man who lives nearby an airport finds himself in trouble upon meeting a mysterious stranger.

A woman arrives in Paris with her little girl to look for work. With limited funds and no luck, they end up penniless, homeless and dependent on the...

Ralf Paeschke is a film student who has to make a documentary film about a group of women working in a lamp factory. There is brazen Susie,...

This documentary analyzes the origins of the Puerto Rican economic development plan of the 1960’s, better known as Manos a la Obra (or...

Torsten Södergren lives in a normal house with his normal family in a completely normal city. Every morning he greets his normal neighbours...

Three friends reunite in Athens after struggling abroad. They think of a business idea but quickly realise that not everything goes as planned. When...

Bill Moyers tells the story of several hardworking Milwaukee families struggling with low-paying jobs after previous employers downsized their...

A man left the city to live in the countryside. One day, he goes fishing and catches a strange sack. Soon afterwards, he is chased by a mystery man...

Taking the demise of a textile factory in Austria’s Waldviertel region as its starting point, with the antiquated manufacturing plant initially...

When a meek secretary goes to work for her new boss, she becomes a sophisticated lady.

It's mom's birthday and her three daughters want to throw a big party. But everything turns out differently. It's not just because the divorced dad...

The Berlin construction workers Micha, Silvio and Norbert are out of work. The way out spells - Norway. Because German craftsmen are in demand. The...

A married woman unsuccessfully tries to find a job in order to provide a better life to her son.

Hortensia is a mature officer of the INEM office. She has been abandoned by her husband so she doesn't believe in love anymore. One day Eduardo...

Some unemployed men look work as male stripper in a bar club, unaware the club is a cover for prostitution.

Man leaves his factory job and sells everything to buy an earth mover and start his own business, travelling from place to place with his wife and...

With the energy of the dying, those in power apply themselves to reasserting the value of work – with force, if need be. But more and more...

Ten French job seekers show up for a two-day recruitment session knowing only that they’re vying for a sales position in the insurance field....

A young Tamil-postgraduate, frustrated with the circumstances and futility of his job, slowly loses his mental balance and becomes a sociopath.

A cleaning woman decides to sue the state for illegal discharge.