Poor Workers Movies

In an Algerian village, just before the war of independence, the inhabitants are under the thumb of a local strongman and a wealthy merchant. Among...

In a settlement in the northern mining country. The Marles, Bréhard and Gohelle families wake up and prepare for a new day at work. The young...

In a village on the edge of the Sahara, Rima, a 19-year-old orphan, dreams of learning, of discovering, of living free while the men of the salt mine...

“Each of you is an ambassador, and we are sure that each of you will be the best ambassador of our country.” This is how the film begins;...

In the 1980s, barely 18 years after Algeria's independence, Algerian immigration to France massively fueled the construction industry, responding to...

A film about a young farmer's connection to the land, his animals and a changing world in the north of England. Battling against unsustainable...

The film mixes fiction, filmed documents and interviews which recounts the arrival in Paris of an Algerian immigrant lost in the metro. On December...

The life of the Lucan peasant faces not only atavistic poverty, but also the ferocity of nature. When bad weather rages, the hard-won shelters are at...

Over the past thirty years, the French textile industry has outsourced almost all of its production. Thousands of jobs have been lost, particularly...

In 1971, the Algerian government nationalized hydrocarbons. The consequences of this decision on the community of Algerians in France are numerous....