SPAIN · 2007
La vida abismal
Spanish Cinema Post-Franco
illegal gambling
working-class life
character corruption
1970s Valencia
mentorship and influence
Synopsis
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
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