The Micro Debt

Overview

For decades Microcredit has been hailed as the #1 solution to eradicate poverty. However, interest rates from 30 to 200 % makes it impossible for most poor loan takers in Mexico, India and Bangladesh to pay back their loans. The poor are under extreme social pressure from the other members of their groups - not to mention how cruel and rude some of the loan officers behave when it comes to defaulting a single weekly payment.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 31, 2011

Original language

English

Cast

David Bateson

Director

Tom Heinemann

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1844075