Life in the Abyss

Overview

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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Cast

Óscar Jaenada

El Chino

José Sospedra

Ferrán joven

Antonio Valero

Ferrán adulto

Juli Mira

Salvador

Pep Cortés

Labrador

Albert Forner

Sacerdote

Nausicaa Bonnín

Rosa

Pepa López

La madre

Abdelatif Hwidar

Juanito el Moro

Pep Ricart