Unemployment Movies

An aging out of work clown returns to his small hometown, resigned to spend the rest of his days in a drunken stupor. But when his passion for...

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....

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...

Images and numbers illustrate the domestic political measures taken after the Nazis came to power to eliminate unemployment.

A man hides his job from his wife. His wife wants to find out the truth, but it creates bigger problems for him. A disaster happens.

Sean McAllister's bleak, extraordinarily intimate film offers an insight into the lives of 35 year old Kevin, who hasn't worked in 18 years, and his...

Having first lost his wife then his job as a tweed tailor, Alex Ponttin has devised a novel way to keep himself in touch with society. He admits...

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

After 15 years, Mateo returns to the old textile factory to say goodbye to his recently deceased mother. Incidentally, he will have to spend time...

Mariusz lives in a cramped apartment in an old tenement with his mother, who suffers from depression and has not left the house for two years. The...

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

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...

Ainhoa is 8 years old and has left home with her school bag, a Playmobil figure and a secret plan.

Following four Lakota families over three years, Homeland explores what it takes for the Lakota community to build a better future in the face of...

When a young couple in Vienna suddenly find themselves unemployed, they open a little restaurant near a local soccer place. Soon they have to find...

Ron, a young man in his late teens or early 20s, but emotionally younger, has no visible, employable assets, yet rails at his status in life --...

Youth unemployment remains a serious problem in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Uganda, Kenneth is a young Ugandan writer who has this...