Movies and TvShows featuring "work-permit" theme.

Bitter Rice is a crime drama set in the Po Valley in Italy. It follows a small-time crook who becomes involved in a jewel heist, a love quadrangle, and the moral reformation of a working-class poor. The story unfolds against the backdrop of rice paddies, beauty contests, boogie-woogie dancing, and heavy rain. It explores themes of femininity, female solidarity, and the exploitation of women in post-World War II Italy.

When an American works at a resort in Acapulco, he becomes involved with a Mariachi band, gets into his first fight, and develops a romance. Along the way, he experiences the beauty of Acapulco and encounters various challenges and adventures.

Engineer Owen Merrill travels to the Pacific Northwest where he plans to build a dam. He stays at the Salmon Club, run by attractive Heather McHale. When Heather learns Owen's purpose, she explains that the club has a government lease on the river in order to preserve the area's good salmon fishing. Owen argues that the dam will create jobs, but Heather deplores the loss of beauty....