Micro Debt, The
- Synopsis
- A critical investigation into the dark side of microcredit, for decades hailed as the key to eradicating poverty in developing countries. However, interest rates from 30 to 200% often make it impossible to pay back the loans and the poor are often put under extreme pressure when they begin to default. This documentary investigates the problem in Mexico, India and Bangladesh. It exposes the bank for the poor, Gameen Bank, and the micro finance masterminds that include the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mr. Muhammad Yunus.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Denmark
- Year of release
- 2011
- Year of production
- 2010
- Subjects
- Development studies; Economics
- Keywords
- Bangladesh; banks; debt; developing countries; India; Mexico; social geography; financial issues; microcredit
Credits
- Director
- Tom Heinemann
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- 28 euros
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 57 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Distributor
- Name
Flip the Coin
- Contact
- Tom Heinemann
- tomheinemann@gmail.com
- Web
- http://www.flipthecoin.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 45 20 81 66 84
- Address
- Klosterstraede 23a
1157 Copenhagen K
Denmark
- Name
Heinemann Media
- http://tomheinemann.dk/contact/
- Web
- http://tomheinemann.dk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +45 208 16684
- Address
- c/o DokumentarGruppen
Klosterstraede 23A
1157 CPH
Denmark
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