Life in the Abyss

The story

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.

Cast

Ó Óscar JaenadaEl Chino J José SospedraFerrán joven A Antonio ValeroFerrán adulto J Juli MiraSalvador P Pep CortésLabrador A Albert FornerSacerdote N Nausicaa BonnínRosa P Pepa LópezLa madre A Abdelatif HwidarJuanito el Moro P Pep Ricart D Daniel Medrán K Karme MálagaCatherine

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X Ximo SolanoTan Á Álvaro BáguenaPadre I Isabel RocattiHermana A Alfred Picó M Miguel Such P Paco Sarro F Francesc Queral D Domènec de Guzmán J Juanjo Cascales D Dámaso Rabanal J Jordi Gràcia M Maria Sola E Elisabet Agulló N Nacho Moliné R Rai Borrell J Jordi Miñarro M Miguel Ángel González P Piero VerzelloJoven con el sacerdote C Cristina PlazasProstituta