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Brief synopsis

In Europe, 119 million people live in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion, earning under 60% of the average national income in their countries. Among them are poor children, unemployed young adults and the working poor, spread out across the EU. In 2010 the "European Economic and Social Committee” launched "Europe 2020” – an initiative aiming to lift 20 million people out of poverty by the year 2020.

A journey through Italy, Portugal and Ireland investigates the causes of poverty while challenging politicians and economic experts on the subject. Can Europe win its fight against poverty? Is there a European master plan for structural change – or have 119 million people simply been left behind? And what is the price Europe will ultimately have to pay for this?

As working conditions in Europe become ever more precarious, and layoffs more frequent, the EU faces a crisis of confidence from those members who feel unrepresented and disadvantaged. Poverty plays a decisive role here – it poses a fundamental threat to the European Project.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
NarratorMichael Trupiano

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Director of photographyKnut Schmitz
DirectorMirella Pappalardo
EditorThomas Wellmann
ComposerTim Stanzel
ProducerAntje Boehmert
Executive producerEsther van Messel
Executive producerGitte Hansen
ScreenwriterMareike Mueller
ScreenwriterMirella Pappalardo
Commissioning editorBernd Seidl
SWR/arte
SWR/arte

Production companies

CompanyComment
Docdays Productions GmbH
SWR Südwestrundfunk (Zusammenschluss von SDR und SWF) [de]
coproduction
coproduction
Arte [de/fr]
coproduction
coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
First Hand Films [ch/de]

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingGermanyarteTuesday, 26/09/2017