Killed by My Debt

Killed by My Debt

2018 · 58 min · Drama

In January 2015, Jerome Rogers, a popular 19 year old from a council estate, finally got what he’d been working for – a new motorbike and his first real job, as a courier. But in the hands of bailiffs, two £65 traffic fines rose to over £1,000. Some weeks, take-home pay in his zero hours job was as low as £12. Under pressure of his debt, Jerome went to the woods where he’d played as a kid, and took his own life. This is his story…

Directed by Joseph Bullman · Written by Tahsin Guner

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Chance Perdomo Jerome Rogers
Craig Parkinson The Bailiff
Steve Toussaint Bentley Duncan
Juliet Cowan Tracey Rogers
Tom Walker The Controller
Calvin Demba Nat Rogers
Leonie Elliott Holly Rogers
Skyla Chi Khamjani-Wilson Macey Rogers
Joshua Grant Jay
George Keywood Michael Strong
Gus Flind Sean
Grace Parry Nurse

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