The Unemployment Club
"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".
2001 · 1h 38m · N/A
Comedy
Directed by
Andy Bausch
Overview
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 and cast
- Andy Bausch Director
- Thierry van Werveke as Jerôme Klein dit Géronimo
- Myriam Muller as Angie
- Claude Breda Cast
- Fernand Fox as Abbes
- Véronique Fauconnet Cast
- Luc Feit as Fränz Welwerding dit Sonny Boy
- Christian Kmiotek as Patrick dit Petz
- Marco Lorenzini as Frunnes
- André Jung Cast
- Marja-Leena Junker Cast
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