Movies: Working class

A new film made from more than a hundred fragments of archive film, Echoes of the North transports you back to Northern England a century ago, taking its audiences down the highways and byways of northern life in the early 20th century - its industri...

Short public information film showing housewives' efficient and hygienic methods of food storage....

Documentary about the merging of the Communist Party of Germany and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the Soviet occupation zone, a merger that would lead to the creation of the Socialist Unity Party that would rule the soon-to-be-created East ...

Documentary about Margit Nielsen and her work at the Malmö chocolate factory....

It's that time of year, and as Christmas approaches Braathen Street, the neighbors come together to celebrate the holiday. In their shared home, they find warmth and joy despite the challenges of their modest lives, proving that the true spirit of Ch...

A young working-class girl causes a stir when she sneaks off for a romantic getaway with the wealthy heir of the mill where she works....

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An idealistic high school graduate goes to work on a state farm on the Kazakh steppe, only to clash with its authoritarian leader....

Anna Zaccheo is a beautiful young woman from a working class Neapolitan family. Her main concern is to find herself a suitable husband. She meets a young sailor Andrea one day and gets engaged to him. But while she is waiting for Andrea to return fro...

On the edge of Dundee a 17-story tower block awaits demolition, the last of its kind on the once sprawling Ardler housing estate. Its residents are either gone or going. We undertake a journey, moving steadily upwards, exploring the space, drifting t...

From the director of Marius et Jeannette, this story of two working-class families is a fable with an optimist streak. A young black man, Francois, is wrongly accused of rape by a racist policeman. The story is told in voiceover by his childhood frie...

A story about two people who didn't find their way in big city. He came from the countryside and works in steel factory, she's working in factory restaurant. Their lives change when they meet and fall in love....

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Is heavy manual labour disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where can we still find it in the 21st century? Workingman's Death follows the trail of the HEROES in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sniffs out GHOST among the sulphur workers i...

Kirsty must survive an afternoon in the city centre until her accomodation can be arranged at a homeless shelter....

The story of a group of plateau oil rig workers and how their lives change when they move from the rural grasslands and into the city....

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Social drama about Algerian immigrant workers who came searching for work in France....

‘Moscou’ is a densely populated working class neighbourhood on the outskirts of Ghent, Belgium. Matty, mother of three, bumps her car into a truck on the parking lot of a supermarket. Johnny climbs down from the cabin. He is infuriated by the dent in...

This documentary follows young Esad, singer in Slovenian New Wave Punk band Via Ofenziva....