Down and Out in America (1986)
- Directed by
- Lee Grant
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary examines poverty and homelessness in the United States during the 1980s. It features interviews with people struggling with unemployment and housing insecurity.
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What happens
Down and Out in America is a 1985 American documentary film directed by Lee Grant. The documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 59th Academy Awards, tied with Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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