Runtime: 90 min
Average vote: 4.2
Release date: 2007-01-26
Director: Ventura Pons
This film evokes Valencia illegal gaming back in the seventies. A young peasant -Ferran- plays cards not much to make a living but as a distraction of his daily routine. Ferran meets a larger-than-life character -el chino- who happens to play cards for a living. This other guy is depicted as a Toni Manero look alike but his charisma an arrogance lead the innocent Ferran to join him in his schemes to make money to end up betting all on the next card table. At some point the action moves to Madrid and Ferran steps down losing track of El chino who takes on more dangerous games making a living out of Russian Roulette until the round gets loaded. Based on real events this is no Hollywood epic but it captures the desperation of the characters very effectively.
Óscar Jaenada
as
El Chino
José Sospedra
as
Ferrán joven
Antonio Valero
as
Ferrán adulto
Juli Mira
as
Salvador
Pep Cortés
as
Labrador
Albert Forner
as
Sacerdote
Nausicaa Bonnín
as
Rosa
Pepa López
as
La madre
Abdelatif Hwid...
as
Juanito el Moro
Pep Ricart
Daniel Medrán
Karme Málaga
as
Catherine
Ximo Solano
as
Tan
Álvaro Báguena
as
Padre
Isabel Rocatti
as
Hermana
Alfred Picó
Miguel Such
Paco Sarro
Francesc Queral
Domènec de Guz...
Juanjo Cascales
Dámaso Rabanal
Jordi Gràcia
Maria Sola
Elisabet Agulló
Nacho Moliné
Rai Borrell
Jordi Miñarro
Miguel Ángel G...
Piero Verzello
as
Joven con el s...
Cristina Plazas
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