The Unemployment Club (2001)

01/01/2001 (LU) • Comedy • 1h 38m

"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".

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...

The Unemployment Club (2001)

01/01/2001 (LU) • 1h 38m

Comedy

"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".

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...

Top Billed Cast

Thierry van Werveke

Jerôme Klein dit Géronimo

Angie

Abbes

Fränz Welwerding dit Sonny Boy

Christian Kmiotek

Patrick dit Petz

Marco Lorenzini

Frunnes

Véronique Fauconnet

Teresa

Theodor Linari dit Théid

Marja-Leena Junker

Jackel

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Status

Released

Original Language

Letzeburgesch

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

unemployment

luxembourg

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