‘Flophouse America’ Review: A Profoundly Realistic Portrait of a Preteen Living in Abject Poverty
Director Monica Strømdahl’s “Flophouse America” provides a visceral documentation of poverty in America. Flophouses are cheap, run-down motels where many people are forced to live when they cannot afford better housing. For her feature documentary debut, Strømdahl spent many years touring such places in America