Films with theme "La précarité", sorted by name

, 1h35
Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Lorens Marmstedt, Herbert Grevenius
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes La précarité
Actors Barbro Kollberg, Birger Malmsten, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gösta Cederlund, Ludde Gentzel, Douglas Håge

David Lindell (Birger Malmsten) and Maggi (Barbro Kollberg) are not lucky. David landed in prison, but now wants to start a new life. Maggi aimed to be an actress, but got pregnant during a chance encounter and has now fled to a provincial town to give herself a second chance. The lovers represent everything the straitlaced society rejects. Yet even when people take advantage of them, when the couple are accused of theft, when they are thrown out of their apartment – at least they seem to have a guardian angel, who appears in the unlikely form of the “Man with the Umbrella”.

, 57minutes
Directed by Andrea Segre
Origin Italie
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité

January 2010, Rosarno, Calabria. Widely publicized immigrant riots exposed the unjust and squalid conditions that thousands of African laborers, exploited by an economy controlled by the Calabrian mafia, endure on a daily basis. For a brief moment, the immigrants caught the attention of the Italian public, who responded to these protests with fear and violence. In a few hours, the immigrants in question were "evacuated" from Rosarno and the problem was "resolved." But the faces and the stories of those involved in the riots at Rosarno tell a different story.

, 1h30
Directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Anne Coesens, Frederic Haùgness, Olivier Schneider, Christelle Cornil, Esse Lawson, Fanny Roy

The film follows Tania and her 13-year-old son Ivan, two illegal Russian aliens living in Belgium. After being denied Belgian permanent residence, Tania deliberately burns her fingers to remove her fingerprints and avoid identification. Tania advises her Belarusian friend Zina to apply for political asylum, since Belarus is considered a dictatorship by Belgians, but Zina seems to dismiss Tania's advice.

, 1h30
Directed by Jean-Pierre Améris
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Kévin Azaïs, Sabrina Ouazani, Annie Cordy, Xavier Mathieu

Léo travaille en usine depuis l'âge de seize ans. Un jour, son chef d'atelier l'affecte sur une machine sur laquelle Léo n'avait pas encore travaillé, en lui ordonnant de bien lire les consignes de sécurité avant de l'utiliser. Problème : le chef ignore tout du handicap de Léo pour lequel il s'est toujours tu, il ne sait pas lire. Du coup, ne pouvant comprendre les instructions écrites de la nouvelle machine, Léo se blesse et se retrouve avec deux doigts sectionnés. Suite à cet accident de travail, Léo est licencié pour ne pas avoir informé de son handicap lors de son embauche, le chef redoutant les conclusions et les sanctions de l'inspection du travail.

, 1h45
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Origin Irlande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Emma Bolger, Djimon Hounsou, Sarah Bolger, Tom Murphy

In 1982, Johnny and Sarah Sullivan and their daughters Christy and Ariel enter the United States on a tourist visa via Canada, where Johnny was working as an actor. The family settles in New York City, in a rundown Hell's Kitchen tenement occupied by drug addicts, transvestites, and a reclusive Nigerian artist/photographer named Mateo Kuamey. Hanging over the family is the death of their five-year-old son Frankie, who died from a brain tumor. The devout Roman Catholic Johnny questions God and has lost any ability to feel true emotions, which has affected his relationship with his family. Christy believes she has been granted three wishes by her dead brother, which she only uses at times of near-dire consequences for the family as they try to survive in New York.

, 1h38
Directed by Yamina Benguigui
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Zinedine Soualem, Fejria Deliba, Amina Annabi, Marie-France Pisier, Mathilde Seigner, Mohamed Fellag

En 1974, à l'époque du regroupement familial, Zouina, une maghrébine d'une trentaine d'années arrive d'Algérie avec ses trois enfants pour s'installer à Saint-Quentin, en Picardie, sous l'étroite surveillance de sa belle-mère Aïcha. Elle vient rejoindre Ahmed, son mari, dont elle vit séparée depuis dix ans et qu'elle considère presque comme un inconnu. Celui-ci est ouvrier spécialisé dans une usine textile. Zouina partage sa cour avec un couple de retraités. L'arrivée de cette famille est une véritable catastrophe pour Monsieur et Madame Donze et les hostilités ne tardent pas à se déclarer.

, 1h30
Directed by Tony Gatlif
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La mondialisation, Films about racism, La précarité, Documentaire sur l'altermondialisme, Documentary films about racism
Actors Nawel Ben Kraïem

Une immigrée africaine, Betty, est confrontée aux injustices de l'Europe et est témoin de la montée de l'indignation sur le « vieux continent ».

, 1h43
Directed by Sébastien Marnier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Films about psychiatry
Actors Marina Foïs, Jérémie Elkaïm, Joséphine Japy, Benjamin Biolay, Jean-Luc Vincent, Xavier Robic

Constance, agente immobilier au chômage à Paris, retourne dans sa ville natale pour essayer d'obtenir un emploi dans l'agence où elle a commencé sa carrière. Bien que Constance soit soutenue par un ancien collègue, une jeune concurrente, Audrey, obtient le poste à pourvoir à sa place. Dès lors, considérant subir une injustice et mériter l'emploi, Constance va tout faire pour écarter Audrey et récupérer son poste.

, 1h36
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Kierston Wareing, Raymond Mearns

Angie (Kierston Wareing), a young woman frustrated after being fired from her thirtieth dead-end job, decides to set up a recruitment agency of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend and flatmate Rose (Juliet Ellis). Angie is able to build a successful business, while also dealing with a neglected son who gets in trouble at school and parents who disapprove of her venture. She also has to keep reassuring Rose that they will become legitimate once the business is on a firm financial footing - they do not have a licence, but Angie at least insists on only hiring workers with papers, not illegal immigrants.

, 1h35
Directed by Pierre Jolivet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Olivier Gourmet, Valérie Bonneton, Marc Zinga, Thierry Hancisse, Jean-François Cayrey, Paco Boublard

Franck est un ancien syndicaliste qui a retrouvé un travail de nuit d'agent de sécurité. Il vit seul et noie son chagrin dans l'alcool. Il n'a plus vraiment de raison de vivre et se prend d'affection pour sa conseillère emploi de son centre social. Jusqu'au jour où il se rend compte que quelque chose de malhonnête se prépare sur le lieu de son travail. Il va alors tout mettre en œuvre pour contrer cette tentative et réussir quelque chose de valorisant dans son existence…

Directed by Silvio Soldini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Ivan Franek, Cécile Pallas, Caroline Baehr, Philippe Bombled, Monika Hilmerová, Miroslav Táborský

, 1h52
Directed by Gurinder Chadha
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Feminist films, Films about immigration, Sports films, La précarité, Association football films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Parminder Nagra, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Keira Knightley, Archie Panjabi, Anupam Kher, Preeya Kalidas

Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra is the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikh Indians from Hounslow in west London. Jess is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She plays in the park sometimes with her good friend Tony, and his buddies, where her skills draw the attention of Juliette "Jules" Paxton, who plays for the women's team of the local club, the fictional Hounslow Harriers. Their coach, Joe, is impressed with her play and puts her on the team. Jess pretends to have a job to play with the team and Jules and Jess become best friends, despite the fact that both are attracted to Joe. Jess enlists her sister Pinky to cover for her when the team travels to Germany for a big match, but everything unravels when Jules spies Joe and Jess almost kiss, causing a breach between them, and Jess's parents find out and forbid her to continue. Meanwhile, Jules's mother wrongly thinks Jules is a lesbian and the girls' spat is a lovers' quarrel. Jess's parents are confronted by a similar accusation before Jess reveals the truth about her attraction to Joe. While the elder Bhamras are distracted by the elaborate preparations for Pinky's upcoming wedding, Jess continues to play and the Hounslow Harriers make their way towards the top of the league. Joe encourages Jess to come clean with her parents and eventually approaches Mr. Bhamra to explain she has a chance to win a prestigious scholarship, but Mr. Bhamra refuses to believe it. Jess and Jules must sort their differences, make peace with their parents, and overcome cultural prejudice to win the league championship, and earn scholarships to Santa Clara University in California.

, 1h44
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Films about religion, La précarité
Actors Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Gerard Kelly, Gary Lewis, David McKay, Raymond Mearns

Set in Glasgow, the film tells the story of the Khan family. Casim is the only son of Pakistani Muslim immigrants to Scotland. He has a younger sister, Tahara, and an older sister Rukshana. Casim's parents, Tariq and Sadia, have arranged for him to marry his first cousin, Jasmine, and Casim is more or less happy with the arrangement. He then meets and falls in love with Roisin, an Irish Catholic immigrant (who is a part-time music teacher in Tahara's Catholic school). Roisin books a short holiday break for them both on seeing an advert in a travel agent's shop window, and while on holiday Casim tells her about the arranged marriage his family are planning for him. They then have to decide whether their love is strong enough to endure without the support of their respective communities.

, 3h8
Directed by Frères Taviani
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, La précarité, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, L'émigration
Actors Margarita Lozano, Omero Antonutti, Claudio Bigagli, Massimo Bonetti, Ciccio Ingrassia, Regina Bianchi

The film depicts four short stories from Pirandello's 15-volume series Novelle per un anno, which play around his birthplace in the 19th century. A raven, which in the introduction is shown to get a bell around his neck from locals, leads one from one story to the next.

, 2h7
Directed by Richard Donner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Films about alcoholism, Pregnancy films, Films about immigration, Films about sexuality, Sports films, La précarité, Martial arts films, Buddy films, Gangster films
Actors Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, Jet Li

Lorna Cole (Rene Russo) is pregnant with LAPD sergeant Martin Riggs' baby; they are not married, but both are thinking about it. Police sergeant Roger Murtaugh's daughter Rianne (Tracie Wolfe), is also pregnant, and Riggs later learns from Lorna that Rianne has secretly married Lee Butters (Chris Rock), a young detective who works at the same station as Murtaugh and Riggs – secretly because Roger had made it clear that he does not want his daughter to marry a police officer. Due to the many disasters caused by both sergeants while on duty, the police department has lost its insurance carrier, and cannot get a new one while they're still out on the streets. Because firing them is not an option, the Chief uses a special privilege and they get temporarily promoted to captains, given that there aren't any lieutenant spots available.