The Unemployment Club (2001)
Overview
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...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | lb |
| Popularity | 0.053 |
Directed By
Andy Bausch
Crew
Rolf Schmid
Nicolas Steil
Paul Thiltges
Serge Tonnar
Jako Raybaut
Mirjam Krakenberger
Axel Werner
Petra Weber
Ulli Kremer
Claudine Moureaud
Ghislaine Soisson
Béatrice Stephany
Brigitte Kerger-Santos
Peer Menke
Michael Biehl
Maggy Over
Edouard Pallardy
Tiffany Rodenfels
Petra Weber
Thomas Gastinel
Philippe Kohn
Ralph Rippinger
Charles Dabé
Michel Dimmer
Tom Alesch
Éric Alirol
Erich François
Graham Johnston
Philippe Lussagnet
Philippe Poser
Jako Raybaut
Caroline Schuler
Michelle Muller
Sarah Steinbach
Vicki Weiss
Zoe Simijonovic
Andy Bausch
Andy Bausch
Jean-Louis Schlesser
TOP CAST
Thierry van Werveke
Jerôme Klein dit Géronimo
Myriam Muller
Angie
Fernand Fox
Abbes
Luc Feit
Fränz Welwerding dit Sonny Boy
Christian Kmiotek
Patrick dit Petz
Marco Lorenzini
Frunnes
Véronique Fauconnet
Teresa
André Jung
Theodor Linari dit Théid
Marja-Leena Junker
Jackel
Kim Anthony
Petz jeune
Gilles Duprel
Le fils de Geronimo
Albert Federspiel
Le chanteur de la fanfare
Camillo Felgen
Le curé
Frédéric Frenay
Un gangster français
Jupp Guddenburg
L'entraineur de foot
Lucien Haas
Le chef d'orchestre
Miloš Hlaváč
Le proprio du Café du Coin
Jhemp Hoschelt
Le directeur du bureau de l'emploi
Pascale Menghi
La voisine de Petz
Maurice Molitor
Lui-même
Marc Olinger
L'homme politique local
Paddy Paterson
Le barman
Paul Philippe
Lui-même
Christiane Rausch
L'ex-femme de Géronimo
Monique Reuter
La policière
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Un touriste allemand
Franck Sasonoff
Le directeur du complexe cinématographique
Annette Schlechter
La mère de Géronimo
Zoe Simijonovic
La seveuse serbe
Pino Soalise
Géronimo jeune
Gilles Soeder
Un contrebandier français
Hervé Sogne
Lino
Claudine Thill
Une employée du bureau de placement
Jemp Thill
Le président du jury de guitare
Paul Thiltges
Le banquier
Serge Tonnar
Le propriétaire de la boutique vidéo
Danielle van Werveke
L'amie d'Angie
Sabine von Maydell
Une touriste allemande
Mireille Wagener
La documentariste amateur
Germain Wagner
Un client du Café du Coin
Jean-François Wolff
Un truand français
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