Forgive Us Our Debts

Guido (Claudio Santamaria) is in a rut in FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS. He has just lost his warehouse job, lives alone, and is buried in debt. As if this wasn't bad enough, one night while walking home to his apartment, a man working for his creditor approaches him, strikes him in the leg with a rod, and orders him to pay off his debts. Unable to do so, Guido goes to the collection agency and offers a solution: He will work for the collections agency, stalking debtors until they have paid back what they owe, working for them until he has paid off what he owes. The collections agency agrees, and Guido is paired with Franco (Marco Giallini), the same man who struck Guido in the leg. Under Franco's tutelage, Guido learns the many ways in which the delinquent debts are collected: through public shaming, stalking, assaulting, and emotional manipulation. To his and Franco's surprise, Guido finds that he has a knack for the job and continues working even after he has paid off his debts. But as time goes on, Guido finds that he lacks Franco's willingness to shrug off the moral and ethical ambiguities of the job, especially after witnessing the suicide of a debtor and Franco's needlessly cruel treatment of debtors who are otherwise good people, and when they are sent to harass a close friend of Guido's who once lent him money during a trying time. Guido must decide if he should stick with the job because of the good money or walk away.