There are no divorces, despite the stress people in this area are subjected to. Third, the film displays the importance of the institution of marriage and the family. This will explain to the viewers the fact that those who we consider the Eastern may be in that situation because circumstances have forced them and not because they are not working hard. Second, the film illustrates how poor people of Eastern Europe are oppressed. Watching this film would discourage my classmates from committing crimes. First, the film clearly indicates that criminals have to be punished for the crimes committed. I would strongly recommend this film for our class viewing due to the following reasons. The events of the film are set in a poor region, most likely the East, and depict just how poor people in this section of Europe are, despite the continent being referred to as developed at the global scale. The film can be used to illustrate the concept of regions, especially the “East and West”. How the Film Fits With Issues Discussed in Class The government also respects citizens’ rights since it allows couples to meet for their conjugal rights. Elsa remains very affectionate to her children and her father-in-law, despite the economic challenges. The institution of marriage and family is also respected in this continent.
The neatly build pavements and the beautifully manicured lawns, however, portray the residents of this place as tidy and hardworking, even though the economy of the country does not allow them to become wealthy. Parents are even forced to marry off their daughters to rich suitors just to find some money. People are also jailed for not being able to service their loans (like Spetim’s wife) and gambling (like Elsa’s husband), just to show how poverty levels are high on this side of the continent. Elsa lost her job soon after her husband was arrested and remained jobless throughout the film. The film also depicts high levels of unemployment and the laying-off of workers. They do not look happy and do not seem to have hope for a better future. The residents are poor to such an extent that they are not able to do much shopping. The film portrays their homes as small houses with tiny rooms and almost empty kitchens. Elsa travels by bus and cannot even afford a curb when she misses the bus, showing just how poor people on this side of Europe are. The producer of this film used scenery and the setting to portray pockets of poverty in Europe (the East), despite its economic development status.
The spouses of Elsa and Spetim are not shown throughout the film. On the wedding day, Alimani accommodates Elsa for a night since she had missed her bus. They are attracted to each other and start off a relationship in which they both find comfort away from their spouses. Elsa and Spetim become friends who meet monthly during their conjugal rights visits. Elsa meets Spetim, the other witness at the wedding, whose wife is also imprisoned. One of her friends has a wedding and asks her to be a witness. Elsa starts making new friends with time, to kill her boredom. Elsa dutifully performs her role as a wife by frequently visiting her husband. Soon after, the government enacts a new law to allow couples to visit their partners for conjugal rights.
Elsa, unfortunately, loses her job at the factory and spends her days at home, taking care of her two sons and her father-in-law. Elsa’s husband is imprisoned for gambling debts, leaving her as the family breadwinner.
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