Movie poster for Welfare
TMDb Rating
7.2/10

34 verified votes

Welfare (1975)

Documentary
167 min

Plot Summary

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.

Director

Frederick Wiseman

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