The Debt

The Debt

Mixing friends and business is a deadly combination

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Release Date

11/19/1999

Runtime

106 mins

Overview

Based on true events, the movie tells the story of two men who want to start a scooter business but don't have the required collateral for a bank loan. Then one of them runs into a former flat neighbour who offers to lend them the money. The guy turns out to be a thug and starts to extort them. Their life goes downhill from there.

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Budget

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Revenue

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A grim spiral into debt and desperation as a chance encounter with a criminal contact turns a modest business dream into a nightmare of extortion and entrapment. The film chronicles how quickly ordinary lives can unravel when the wrong person holds your future.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedBleak

Themes

BetrayalFriendshipClassCrimeComing apart

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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