Limits of Europe (2024)

What is the price of western prosperity?

Limits of Europe (2024) poster

A prominent Czech journalist Saša Uhlová leaves her family and joins “cheap labour force” in Western Europe. Undercover, she works at an asparagus farm in Germany, tries her hand as a maid at a hotel in Ireland and takes care of the elderly in France. She experiences first-hand the struggles of Eastern European low-wage workers whose sacrifice and hard work allow for the Western society’s comfort. What is the real price that Europe pays for exploiting its own citizens? How do the lives of economic migrants, who have been forced to leave their children and elderly parents, look like? And why are privileged Europeans looking the other way?

Director: Apolena Rychlíková
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 98 min
Release Date:

Cast

Screenplay

Music: Pjoni
Cinematography: Jan Šípek
Editing: Kateřina Krutská-Vrbová
Production: Hypermarket Film, Česká televize, Kolam Productions, Kerekes Film, ARTE
Country: Czech Republic, France, Slovakia
Language: English, Français, Polski, Český
Original Language: cs

Keywords

refugees, ukrainian refugees

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Limits of Europe about?
A prominent Czech journalist Saša Uhlová leaves her family and joins “cheap labour force” in Western Europe. Undercover, she works at an asparagus farm in Germany, tries her hand as a maid at a hotel in Ireland and takes care of the elderly in France. She experiences first-hand the struggles of Eastern European low-wage workers whose sacrifice and hard work allow for the Western society’s comfort. What is the real price that Europe pays for exploiting its own citizens? How do the lives of economic migrants, who have been forced to leave their children and elderly parents, look like? And why are privileged Europeans looking the other way?
Who directed Limits of Europe?
Limits of Europe was directed by Apolena Rychlíková.
Who stars in Limits of Europe?
Limits of Europe stars Saša Uhlová.
How long is Limits of Europe?
Limits of Europe has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
What genre is Limits of Europe?
Limits of Europe is a Documentary film.
Where was Limits of Europe produced?
Limits of Europe was produced in Czech Republic, France, Slovakia.