Le club des chômeurs

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1h 38min

"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 Luxe... Read all"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"."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".

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Director
- Andy Bausch
Writers
- Andy Bausch
- Jean-Louis Schlesser
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Kim Anthony

Petz jeuneas Petz jeune

Claude Breda

Gilles Duprel

Le fils de Géronimoas Le fils de Géronimo

Véronique Fauconnet

Teresaas Teresa

Albert Federspiel

Le chanteur de la fanfareas Le chanteur de la fanfare

Luc Feit

Fränz Welwerding dit Sonny Boyas Fränz Welwerding dit Sonny Boy

Camillo Felgen

Le curéas Le curé

Fernand Fox

Abbesas Abbes

Frédéric Frenay

Un gangster françaisas Un gangster français

Jupp Guddenburg

L'entraîneur de footas L'entraîneur de foot

Lucien Haas

Le chef d'orchestreas Le chef d'orchestre

Milos Hlavac

Le proprio du Café du Coinas Le proprio du Café du Coin

Jhemp Hoschelt

Le directeur du bureau de l'emploias Le directeur du bureau de l'emploi

André Jung

Theodor Linari dit Théidas Theodor Linari dit Théid

Marja-Leena Junker

Jackelas Jackel

Christian Kmiotek

Patrick dit Petzas Patrick dit Petz

Marco Lorenzini

Frunnesas Frunnes

Pascale Menghi

La voisine de Petzas La voisine de Petz

Director
- Andy Bausch
Writers
- Andy Bausch
- Jean-Louis Schlesser
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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... —Guy Bellinger

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Written by Mize Mize
Performed by Serge Tonnar & Friends
Published by Central Songs Inc.

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3/10

A shame for Luxemburg

I think it's a shame that people around the world associate Luxemburg with Andy Bausch movies. His flicks display a wrong, disrespectful and silly picture of Luxembourgian culture. I haven't seen all of Mr. Bausch movies, but "Le club des chomeurs" is certainly one of his best, which does not mean much. It still is badly written and directed and the acting comes closer to amateur theater than anything else.

It may have some kind of juvenile charm , which may appeal to a minority, but overall it's just bullshit. Take a look at some of the movies by Pol Cruchten, a more gifted director than Bausch, to get an accurate image of this small, but charming country.

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