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19688 minPGdocumentary

5.6/ 10(11 ratings)• TMDB

Poverty Cold War

The Unemployed

19688 minPGdocumentary

5.6/ 10(11 ratings)• TMDB

A stark portrait of hidden unemployment amidst a facade of prosperity.

Poverty Cold War

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Želimir Žilnik

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A stark portrait of hidden unemployment amidst a facade of prosperity.

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Želimir Žilnik

Želimir Žilnikdirector

Želimir Žilnik

Želimir Žilnikwriter

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SFRJ is officially a place where everyone have a job and a house. The story follows hard labored workers who can't find a job, who bathe in public bathrooms and sleep in homeless centers.

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