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'Payback' is a 2012 documentary film from Jennifer Baichwal based on Margaret Atwood's 'Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth', which investigates the concept of debt in societies across the world (and not only on a monetary level).

As a Canadian, Baichwal was quite familiar with Atwood's reputation:

A number of prominent intellectuals provide commentary, including economist and writer Raj Patel, ecologist William E. Rees, historian of religions Karen Armstrong, and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour.

The film is produced by Ravida Din for the National Film Board of Canada. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. 'Payback' is distributed by Zeitgeist Films, which also distributed Baichwal's previous works 'Act of God' and 'Manufactured Landscapes'. The film is being distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media, beginning March 2012.

See also



*'Margaret Atwood: Once in August', a 1984 National Film Board documentary about Atwood.

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