Broke (2009)

"Broke" is a cinéma vérité documentary set in a pawnshop, exploring the unusual friendship between a cynical pawnbroker and his kind-hearted but unsettling assistant. The film offers a raw and intimate look at the daily realities of life in a pawnshop, revealing the hardships faced by those struggling financially – a world few are familiar with. While often unexpectedly humorous, "Broke" also starkly highlights the desperation of marginalized people, as the pawnbroker observes: "You don't see it in your comfortable lives, unless you come here. It's tragic, some of it."