'Do you feel cheaper?' We are filming young Lithuanian men working in Sweden. They do not want to be caught on camera, they do not want to participate in creating yet another media image of guilt and pity. They film us. We empty a bottle of moonshine, we dance on their porch. They might let us film them tomorrow. Second Class is a time document about class, respect, the value of work and human being.
Direction
Directors become vulnerable subjects—rare reversal of power.
Writing
No narration, just loaded silences and loaded drinks.
Director
Marta Dauliūtė
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references EU labor classifications that literally designate workers as 'second class' citizens despite equal legal protections.
Made during Lithuania's post-2008 economic exodus, when 10% of the population emigrated for construction and service jobs in wealthier EU states.
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