Time to Work!

Nov 6, 2024

1h 25m

★ 7.2

Overview

Following a heated debate on a French news television channel, Left wing MP François Ruffin defies a TV columnist and attorney, Sarah Saldmann, to work and live one month on the minimum-wage. This humanistic and humoristic documentary highlights the daily struggles and joys of the working-class compared to the fantasy the bourgeoisie has built up in the media. It also raises a thorny question : can the rich be socially reintegrated ?

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Documentary

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Self

François Ruffin

Self

Sarah Saldmann

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0.0

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6.5

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No overview available.

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6.7

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No overview available.

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