Plot
Three sectors of American society hit by recession in the mid-1980s: heartland farms, factory workers out of a job, and the new homeless. In Minnesota, 250 family farms are being repossesed each week; men and women talk about their farms, the nature of their bank loans, the onslaught of corporate farming, and their sorrow and despair. In cities where 3,500 jobs per day go overseas, unemployed workers contemplate their options. The newly homeless talk about the jobs they've lost, "Justice Ville" in Los Angeles (bulldozed by court order), and squatting in New York's abandoned buildings. A family living in a welfare hotel tells their story.
Written by
N/A
Directed by
Lee Grant
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Joseph Feury Productions, HBO
Languages
English
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins total
Trailers
Scores
# of Votes
260
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA