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- 2005
- Public Policy Productions
- 1 h 25 m
- 2005
- Public Policy Productions
- 1 h 25 m
Summary This observational documentary chronicles the battle of four low-wage workers to lift their families out of poverty.
Directed By: Roger Weisberg, Pamela Harris, Frances Reid, Eddie Rosenstein
- 2005
- Public Policy Productions
- 1 h 25 m
- 2005
- Public Policy Productions
- 1 h 25 m
Waging a Living
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7.4
Summary This observational documentary chronicles the battle of four low-wage workers to lift their families out of poverty.
Directed By: Roger Weisberg, Pamela Harris, Frances Reid, Eddie Rosenstein
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
70
88% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Should be required viewing for every concerned citizen.
Weisberg, whose stripped-down style seems refreshing amid the current spate of super-produced docs, gives you what you want, if what you want are dismally deferred American Dreams and harsh economic realities. And you should.
Neither hectoring nor sanctimonious, the film plays like an illustrated version of Barbara Ehrenreich's recent best-seller "Nickel and Dimed," and has an editing style that's brisk and unexploitative.
Weisberg is nonjudgmental, allowing his subjects to deliver the message that, for far too many people, the American dream is more of a nightmare.
Through sensitive, in-depth profiles of four workers, Weisberg drives home the point that hard-working men and women with full-time jobs find themselves and their families trapped in a seemingly endless cycle of poverty.
Waging A Living's biggest failing is that Weisberg gives his subjects too much of a pass when it comes to their bad past romantic and career choices.
The lack of cohesion and conviction is disconcerting, and it allows the movie to veer dangerously close to exploitation. Its subjects -- and its viewers -- deserve more.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
7.4
80% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
7.4
80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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Production Company
Public Policy Productions
Release Date Jun 22, 2005
Duration 1 h 25 m
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Awards
CINE Competition
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
New Jersey International Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Philafilm - Philadelphia International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
