Life in the Abyss

Audience Score
50
Life in the Abyss
NR 1 hr 30 minThriller, Drama
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 largerthanlife 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