The Unemployment Club

The Unemployment Club

2001
1h 38m
10.0

10.0/10

1 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy

""The Unemployment Club" is a social comedy whose backdrop is the decline of the steel industry in the south of Luxembourg. Somewhat in the style of Ken Loach, it has been described as a Luxembourg "Full Monty"."

Overview

In Differdange, in the South of Luxembourg, six unemployed men decide to create the "Dole Club", whose rules forbid its members to work, even in the very unlikely event that they are offered a job. Geronimo, Théid, Frunnes, Sonny Boy, Abbes and Petz all agree to abide by the strict regulations of the club. In accordance with them, they manage to survive. But they can do it only on petty theft and other swindles, which is bound to end badly...

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Language: LB

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Production Information

Production Companies
Fama Film Iris Productions SFDRS SRG SSR Film Fund Luxembourg
Production Countries
Luxembourg Switzerland
Spoken Languages
Letzeburgesch

Keywords

unemployment luxembourg

Quick Facts

Original Title Le club des chômeurs
Release Date January 1, 2001
Status Released
Language LB
IMDb ID tt0295201
Website Visit Site

Cast

Thierry van Werveke
Thierry van Werveke

Jerôme Klein dit Géronimo

Myriam Muller
Myriam Muller

Angie

Fernand Fox
Fernand Fox

Abbes

Luc Feit
Luc Feit

Fränz Welwerding dit Sonny Boy

Christian Kmiotek
Christian Kmiotek

Patrick dit Petz

Marco Lorenzini
Marco Lorenzini

Frunnes

Véronique Fauconnet
Véronique Fauconnet

Teresa

André Jung
André Jung

Theodor Linari dit Théid

Marja-Leena Junker
Marja-Leena Junker

Jackel

Kim Anthony
Kim Anthony

Petz jeune

Gilles Duprel
Gilles Duprel

Le fils de Geronimo

Albert Federspiel
Albert Federspiel

Le chanteur de la fanfare

Key Crew

Nicolas Steil
Producer
Paul Thiltges
Executive Producer
Andy Bausch
Director
Andy Bausch
Writer
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Writer