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Down and Out in America

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A recession in the mid-1980s affects Minnesota farm workers, unemployed urban workers and the newly homeless in Los Angeles and New York.
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Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 31
Outside of its significance to documentary history, Down and Out in America is sadly still relevant today. Go to Full Review Glenn Dunks The Film Experience 11/02/2020
A deeply empathetic feature that presents the socio-economic disparity of America in simple and unadorned fashion. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 10/12/2020
Its prescience is particularly striking given that the issues it addresses were largely brand-new 35 years ago. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/25/2016 An Academy Award winning documentary about the the appalling homeless situation in the USA. The film focuses on three areas 1) American Farmlands 2) Homelessness in LA 3) Homelessness in NYC. Although this film was produced in 1986 it's really tragic to see how little has actually changed. The story of the homeless society in LA that was actually supporting one another & was just simply bulldozed & everything they set up was gone. The story of the struggling family in NYC is by far the most tragic & impacting. They lost their Brooklyn apartment due to a fire & forced into homeless accommodation that is appalling. When they pour out the hopelessness of their situation it's truly heartbreaking, this is an important documentary. See more Read all reviews
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Lee Grant

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Synopsis A recession in the mid-1980s affects Minnesota farm workers, unemployed urban workers and the newly homeless in Los Angeles and New York.
Director
Lee Grant
Production Co
HBO Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
57m
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