Documentary
Welfare
The nature and complexity of the welfare system is explored in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of constituting problems: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context where workers as well as clients struggle to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations that govern their livelihood.
Directed by Frederick Wiseman
74
User score
41 votes
Status
Released
Released
September 23, 1975
Runtime
2h 47m
Language
English, Spanish
