Payback Movie

Some debts can't be paid back with money.

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Who's Involved:

Jennifer Baichwal

Release Date:

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Limited

NR   NOT RATED MPA
Runtime: 1 hr, 22 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Margaret Atwood's Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth is the basis for this documentary on "debt" in its various forms--societal, personal, environmental, spiritual, criminal, and of course, economic. Filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal (Manufactured Landscapes) strikingly interweaves these (sometimes surprising) debtor/creditor relationships: two families in a years-long Albanian blood feud; the BP oil spill vs. the Earth; mistreated Florida tomato farm workers and their bosses; imprisoned media mogul Conrad Black and the U.S. justice system.

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Who's making Payback: Crew List

A look at the Payback behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jennifer Baichwal last directed Into The Weeds and Watermark.

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Filming Timeline

  1. 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.

Payback Release Date: When was the film released?

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Payback was a Limited release in 2012 on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. There were 2 other movies released on the same date, including Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story and Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment.

As a Limited release, Payback will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.

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