Debt Movies

Golrokh, an Iranian author, struggles to settle her husband's debts caused by a business partner who left him to bear the consequences.

Two brothers, the honest Michalis and the swindler Nontas, are forced to resort to bank robberies in order to pay off the latter's entanglements with...

Bailouts, stimulus packages, debt piled upon debt…Where will it all end? How did we get into a situation where there has never been more...

In an audacious campaign to demand better borrowing, Michael Sheen buys £1m of debt from hundreds of people in Wales, and then he writes it all...

Three friends go overboard with a celebration and accidentally set a local mobster's new car wash on fire. With only 30 days to pay for the damages,...

Leandros is a night club owner who is trying to avoid imprisonment by searching for money to pay the insurance contributions. Along with his debts,...

A single banknote travels through town and clears all debts. Where does it end up?

23-year-old Elviz from Hamburg-Altona is in a tight spot: his uncle wants the 50,000 euros he once lent Elviz back — he promises to seize...

Wayward London youth Jason, seduced by the lure of fast money and unlimited cocaine, becomes a gangster's runner who struggles to survive within...

With the country's debt growing out of control, Americans by and large are unaware of the looming financial crisis. This documentary examines several...

Debtocracy seeks the causes of the Greek debt crisis and proposes solutions sidelined by the government and the dominant media. It follows countries...

Longline: A struggling artist has 24 hours to sell her painting and pay off a ruthless debt collector.

Paul Grignon's 47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being...

Elli is a biology student who likes to party and sleep around. Her part-time cleaning job doesn't even cover her rent, but a chance encounter with a...

Two friends get tangled up in debt with the local mafia called The Unit. As they look for ways to pay the debt before The Unit comes to collect, they...

A debt-ridden martial artist is forced to work for a gangster, who then murders his family.

Essam takes a loan from a contractor to buy a house, but the contractor starts blackmailing and threatening him to pay his debt.

Chandran, a circus performer, and Thankam are in love. The circus team borrows some money from Thankam's father, Paithal Nair. When they are unable...

War By Other Means is a 1992 television documentary by John Pilger and David Munro concerning loans to developing countries from the World Bank which...