Down and Out in America
MovieTitle | Down and Out in America |
User score | 6.6 |
Release date | Dec 1, 1986 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Lee Grant |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | HBO, Joseph Feury Productions, Karmic Release Productions, Hope Runs High Films |
Run time | 57 min. |
The recession of the 1980s split the country into the haves and have-nots, from family farmers to factory workers and homeless people forced to live in decrepit welfare hotels. On the verge of losing everything, courageous Americans discover the power of community organizing to fight injustice.