The Spongers

Presents the story of a woman who, after being abandoned by her husband, is forced to rely on welfare assistance to support her four children. Depicts the frustration and humiliation she endures while trying to deal with an unsympathetic bureaucratic system.

Credits

Directed by
Roland Joffé
Written by
Jim Allen
Cast
Bernard Hill, Christine Hargreaves
Produced by
Tony Garnett

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Sources

  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description
  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — catalog record
  3. Wikidata · Q7765995 ↗ — country, credits