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THEME EXPLORATION

dangerous debt

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
365 Nights
365 Nights
1948 · Kon Ichikawa
An Arcadian Maid
An Arcadian Maid
1910 · D.W. Griffith
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Blazing Days
Blazing Days
1927 · William Wyler
Il Lungo Silenzio
Il Lungo Silenzio
1993 · Margarethe von Trotta
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 · Mikio Naruse
Lookin’ to Get Out
Lookin’ to Get Out
1982 · Hal Ashby
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Gingerbread Man
The Gingerbread Man
1998 · Robert Altman
There Will Be No Leave Today
There Will Be No Leave Today
1959 · Andrei Tarkovsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Albert Lamorisse → Hong Kong

His films like 'Debt' directly examine how financial obligations trap individuals in cycles of crime and moral compromise.

Karyn Kusama → United States

Works such as 'The Invitation' and 'Destroyer' explore how past debts—emotional, financial, and moral—destroy lives and relationships.

Cristian Mungiu → Romania

His films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' deeply probe how debt and obligation create psychological and social danger.

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