The Unemployment Club

The Unemployment Club (2001)

"The Unemployment Club" is a social comedy whose backdrop is the decline of the steel industry in the south of Luxembourg. Somewhat in the style of Ken Loach, it has been described as a Luxembourg "Full Monty".

TMDb

10.0

01/01/2001 • 1h 38m
original-title

Le club des chômeurs

status

Released

production-companies

Fama Film AG

Iris Productions

SFDRS

SRG SSR

Film Fund Luxembourg

original-language

Letzeburgesch

budget

-

revenue

-

In Differdange, in the South of Luxembourg, six unemployed men decide to create the "Dole Club", whose rules forbid its members to work, even in the very unlikely event that they are offered a job. Geronimo, Théid, Frunnes, Sonny Boy, Abbes and Petz all agree to abide by the strict regulations of the club. In accordance with them, they manage to survive. But they can do it only on petty theft and other swindles, which is bound to end badly...

director
production-countries

Luxembourg

Switzerland

spoken-languages

Letzeburgesch

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