IOU

IOU

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Release Date

11/13/2026

Runtime

103 mins

Genres

Overview

WU, a desperate man struggling between survival and kindness. Trying to repay his own debts by all means necessary, he blockaded the Shaanxi rural lodging of siblings LI, hoping to force their father home to repay his loan to WU. Despite causing him endless headaches, the siblings’ simple-mindedness as well as naturally-born compassion is transformative on WU. Ran away from other creditors who successfully tracked him down, WU re-appeared at the LI’s shabby lodging on Chinese New Year’s Eve and made an unexpected choice.

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A man's hardened pursuit of a debt softens under the influence of two kindhearted siblings, until circumstances force him to reckon with who he has become. The film moves between coercion and grace, asking what we owe each other when survival is at stake.

Mood

TenseContemplativeBittersweetWistful

Themes

RedemptionFamilySurvival

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Addiction

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