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The Unemployment Club (2001)

"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".

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...

Release: 2001-01-01
Runtime: 98 min
Rating: 10 / 10
Cast
Thierry van Werveke
Thierry van Werveke
Jerôme Klein dit Géronimo
Myriam Muller
Myriam Muller
Angie
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Fernand Fox
Abbes
Luc Feit
Luc Feit
Fränz Welwerding dit Sonny Boy
Christian Kmiotek
Christian Kmiotek
Patrick dit Petz
Marco Lorenzini
Marco Lorenzini
Frunnes
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Véronique Fauconnet
Teresa
André Jung
André Jung
Theodor Linari dit Théid
Marja-Leena Junker
Marja-Leena Junker
Jackel
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Kim Anthony
Petz jeune
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Gilles Duprel
Le fils de Geronimo
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Albert Federspiel
Le chanteur de la fanfare
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Camillo Felgen
Le curé
Frédéric Frenay
Frédéric Frenay
Un gangster français
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Jupp Guddenburg
L'entraineur de foot
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Lucien Haas
Le chef d'orchestre
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Miloš Hlaváč
Le proprio du Café du Coin
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Jhemp Hoschelt
Le directeur du bureau de l'emploi