Poverty Movies

Funny story of an unemployed metalworker, self-proclaimed Marxist, his views and whereabouts.

Ivane, a Gurian peasant is struggling with social inequality, trying to feed an impoverished family, pay state and rent taxes with extreme physical...

A boy living in an abandoned cinema meets a young girl. As their friendship develops, the boy entertains the other cinema residents with stories and...

On a gang-controlled dead end street, Sheree Farmer is raising her six children alone. With the help of Mary Abernathy, a former fashion industry...

Suffocating under poverty, Ferris finds a door to another world that may provide her the perfect escape - If only her struggles don't follow her.

A story about life adversities of an old emigrant who returns from America to his native village.

The story of Feng Shu Guang, that ends up in a small village named Shibawan. Initially a man, wants to help fight with poverty in this area. It...

Non-judgmental vignette following a day in the life of one young man living inside a poor, small-town filled with broken dreams and addiction.

The degenerate alcoholics, the men and women of the beaches, themselves speak openly about their lives and problems. Through their stories, a picture...

A third of Europeans live in economic insecurity: Zero hours contracts, the fear of redundancy and stagnating wages have brought more and more people...

The chronic shortage of housing in Central Havana has pushed the city upwards, where life spills out onto the rooftops. Resilient and remarkable,...

J and Jacky are good friends who attend the same school. J is from a single-parent family, and will be taken care by Jacky’s family whenever...

After the waning of the protests in Sanrizuka, Ogawa Pro started questioning the future of the collective and looking for other subjects to...

Using an embedded Iraqi camera crew, AFI has delivered an unprecedented look at life inside post-war Iraq, all from the unique perspective of a...

The film revolves around Bayoumi Mustafa Saati, a simple man whom all people love for his safety and skill in his work. He succeeds in working in a...

Documentary presenting the theory and application of the Theology of Liberation via interviews to priests from humble parishes in the slums of Lima....

During World War I, African-Americans worked on the railroad near Corbin, Kentucky. When whites returned from the war, there was conflict. Whites...

Documentary film about four families in Pori, Finland, all struggling with unemployment and poverty.