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Easy Money

Begging for "easy money". A shopping street in Vienna is declared a combination living space and workplace. Young people without jobs or training dream of a better life. "For a job you need enough sleep, regular meals, and a place to get cleaned up, have a shower, and breakfast in the morning. And plenty of sleep in a warm bed." (Quote from an interview in "Easy Money")

"I wanted to know why, in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, which has a highly developed network of social programs, young people beg on the street. At irregular intervals in the course of all four seasons, we shot this film with the youths, observing their lives until December of 2003." (Sabine Derflinger)