Life in the Abyss 2007
5.2 / 10
Life in the Abyss
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.
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.
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... El chino
... Ferrán jove
... Ferrán adult
... Salvador
... Labrador
... Capellà
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Release Date:
Jan 26, 2007 (Spain)
Run Time:
1hr 30`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Catalan
Production Countries:
Spain
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Life in the Abyss - Life in the Abyss
Directors & Credit Writers
VP
Ventura Pons... Director
Cast
... El chino
... Ferrán jove
... Ferrán adult
... Salvador
... Labrador
... Capellà
... Rosa
... La mare
... Juanito el Moro
...
PR
Pep Ricart...
KM
Karme Málaga... Catherine
XS
Ximo Solano... Tan
... Padre
... Hermana
...
MS
Miguel Such...
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Life in the Abyss - Life in the Abyss
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