The first film ever distributed by the NFB, The Case of Charlie Gordon focuses on an unemployed young Canadian who has never held a job. In the late '30s, there were many in Charlie's position. Determined to change this, a committee was formed to team up local employers with these young men. Through their efforts, and with the help of the Federal Government, people were trained and employed. As a result, their hopeless attitudes were transformed into a readiness to learn and be useful members of society.
John Smith, a middle-aged married man, is made redundant by his employer; at a loss and despairing, ...

Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines...

A nurse from Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from...

A heroin junkie works as a prostitute to support his habit and fund an abortion needed by the girlfr...

Master painter Hans Moll and his wife, the television announcer Ms. Wellinek and her husband, and th...

When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to ...

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, ...

Ian is an aspiring autistic photographer who struggles with a painful memory and unemployment, follo...

When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for ...

Young, impulsive Rosetta lives a hard and stressful life as she struggles to support herself and her...

When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt...

Set in Genoa, the film concerns the financial struggles and emotional strain that occur after Michel...

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by ...

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

Marseille. The director of a company offers a promotion to Francois (Michel Creton) if he accepts to...

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarboja...

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime afte...

The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri,...

A young police woman is faced with the difficulties between her responsibilities at work and her per...