Welfare(1975)
7.3(36)2h 47m1975-09-23
Documentary
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.
- Director:
- Frederick Wiseman
- Producers:
- Frederick Wiseman
- Cinematographer:
- William Brayne
- Production:
- Zipporah Films
- Status:
- Released
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