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THEME EXPLORATION

debt and financial struggle

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
365 Nights
365 Nights
1948 · Kon Ichikawa
A Timely Interception
A Timely Interception
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Shamrock Handicap
The Shamrock Handicap
1926 · John Ford
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
1981 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Vincent and Theo
Vincent and Theo
1990 · Robert Altman
Emily the Criminal
Emily the Criminal
2022 · John Patton Ford
Tsuchi
Tsuchi
1939 · Tomu Uchida
Bamako
Bamako
2006 · Abderrahmane Sissako
Go Go Tales
Go Go Tales
2008 · Abel Ferrara
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' unflinchingly chronicle the financial devastation caused by poverty, debt, and systemic inequality.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' examine survival through debt, crime, and economic desperation with profound empathy for society's most vulnerable.

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