Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 23, 1975
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Zipporah Films
- Director
- Frederick Wiseman
- Producer
- Frederick Wiseman
- Cinematography
- William Brayne
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
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