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Killed by My Debt (2018)

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Original title
Killed By My Debt
Directed by
Joseph Bullman
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
58 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man in London gets into debt over two small traffic fines. The debt grows quickly and the system is harsh. He struggles to pay and eventually takes his own life.

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What happens

Killed by My Debt is a 2018 BBC Three drama film based on the life of Jerome Rogers who died by suicide aged twenty, having accrued debts of over £1,000. The debt was executed by Andrew Maughan of The London Borough of Camden, & Mike Marrs of Marston Holdings Ltd, stemming from two unpaid £65 traffic fines. The film was written by Tahsin Güner who worked closely with the Rogers family. Joseph Bullman was the director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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