THEME EXPLORATION

debt and poverty

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Golden Louis
The Golden Louis
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Tsuchi
Tsuchi
1939 · Tomu Uchida
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' unflinchingly depict how debt and poverty trap ordinary people in cycles of bureaucratic humiliation and desperation.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' examine how poverty and financial desperation force families and individuals into moral compromises and illegal survival strategies.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His work, particularly '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation,' explores how economic hardship and debt corrode relationships, morality, and dignity across generations.