The Debt (2015 film)

The Debt
Film poster
SpanishLa deuda
Directed byBarney Elliott
Written byBarney Elliott
Produced by
  • Ibon Cormenzana
  • Ignasi Estape
  • Darren Goldberg
  • Chris Marsh
Starring
CinematographyBjorn Stale Bratberg
Edited byJ. L. Romeu
Music by
  • Jesus Diaz
  • Fletcher Ventura
Production
companies
  • Atlantic Pictures
  • Arcadia Motion Pictures
  • Viracocha Films
  • Chullachaki Producciones
Release date
  • April 18, 2015 (2015-04-18) (Málaga Film Festival)
Running time
110 minutes
Countries
  • Peru
  • Spain
  • United States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish

The Debt (also known as Oliver's Deal or The Deal) is a 2015 thriller drama film written and directed by Barney Elliott. It stars Stephen Dorff, Elsa Olivero, Amiel Cayo, and Marco Antonio Ramirez. Dorff plays an American hedge fund banker whose attempts to purchase the debts of Peruvian landowners affects the lives of several people, including a nurse (Maria), a stubborn farmer who refuses to sell his land (Cayo), and the farmer's son (Ramirez). It is an international co-production between Peru, Spain, and the United States.