THEME EXPLORATION

debt and financial struggle

12 films · 3 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 consistently expose the harsh realities of poverty and financial precarity faced by working-class individuals trapped in exploitative systems.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He explores economic hardship and family financial struggles with profound empathy, examining how debt and desperation shape human relationships.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His deeply humanistic approach reveals the emotional and psychological toll of financial instability on everyday people navigating economic uncertainty.