Synopsis
Based on Margaret Atwood’s bestselling book, Jennifer Baichwal's feature documentary Payback offers a look at how debt is a central organizing principle in our lives - influencing relationships, societies, governing structures and the very fate of this planet. Payback traces the links between debtor and creditor across centuries and cultures - in politics, literature, religion, sociology and economics - showing how debt has become an innate part of the human experience.
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Movie Details
Canada Releases: | March 16th, 2012 (Limited) |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 86 minutes |
Keywords: | White Collar Crime, Environment, Narcotics, Addiction, Revenge, Corporate Malfeasance |
Source: | Based on Factual Book/Article |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | National Film Board of Canada |
Production Countries: | Canada |
Languages: | Albanian, English, Spanish |