Limits of Europe
Apolena Rychlíková / Czech Republic, France, Slovakia / 2024 / 98 min
What is life really like for workers in Eastern Europe who, in the hope of a better life, are forced to leave their families to work in the West?
About the film
A journalist from the Czech Republic goes incognito to infiltrate the "cheap labor" market in Western Europe and begins working "undercover," first as a worker on an asparagus farm in Germany, then as a maid in a hotel in Ireland, and finally as a caregiver for the elderly in France. She experiences firsthand the harsh reality faced by low-wage Eastern European workers, whose sacrifices and hard work sustain the comfort of Western society.
ProducerTereza Horska, Vít Klusák, Filip Remunda
EditorKateřina Vrbová Krutská
SoundMartin Kuhn
CinematographyJan Šípek
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