His films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' meticulously examine moral and financial debts within corrupted systems and personal relationships.
Ken Loach United KingdomHis socially conscious documentaries and dramas such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' directly confront how economic debt destroys working-class lives.
Hirokazu Koreeda JapanFilms like 'The Third Murder' and 'Broker' explore emotional and existential debts between family members and society's invisible burdens on the marginalized.