Millionen Franzosen verlieren ihr Zuhause und müssen jetzt in ihren Autos leben

The social crisis in France reaches a dramatic climax in 2026, shaking the foundations of the European welfare state. While the country is known for its robust social safety net, behind the scenes the structures are collapsing: over 350,000 people are homeless, millions live in dilapidated housing, and the social housing market is experiencing its lowest number of new placements in two decades. The devastating consequence of this shortage economy is a rapidly growing, invisible phenomenon in the heart of cities – car homelessness. This investigative documentary looks behind the glittering facades of the metropolises and documents the plight of the "travailleurs pauvres" (poor workers). These are working citizens, taxpayers, and students who hold down regular jobs by day and are forced to survive in their vehicles in supermarket parking lots by night. Trapped in a bureaucratic and legal quagmire, they struggle not only against extreme weather conditions and physical exhaustion, but also against a merciless legal system that increasingly criminalizes survival in a car and punishes it with hefty fines. Discover the unvarnished facts about the silent collapse of a societal model in which the line between a secure middle class and the struggle for survival in a cramped space is more fragile than ever before.