Welfare (1975)

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Synopsis

Dir; Frederick Wiseman. Documentary. A look at the complex workings of New York City's welfare system in 1975.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural slurs
• Infrequent references to poverty, Illness, mental illness, addiction, war, and domestic violence - some detail
• Infrequent use of mild threats in a racism context - some detail
• Infrequent depictions of tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Social institutions
• Welfare and social responsibility
• Bureaucracy

Classification rationale

Rated PG for language that may offend, coarse language, and mature subject matter

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