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★ 6.3 · 2023 · 90m · Documentary · TV Movie · Drama
Citizens across Europe who used to belong to the lower middle class have fallen into poverty. An in-depth investigation into the precariat, a new social class of financially insecure citizens who, although they are employed, find it very difficult to make ends meet.
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