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Synopsis

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

Year2019
CountryUnited States
DirectorJosh Safdie
Cinematic Threads
We looked at 'Close-Up' as a masterclass in how you can take a real-life situation and elevate it, distort it, and make it purely cinematic, but still feel intensely real. We were obsessively watching 'Close-Up' and other Kiarostami films before and during the making of 'Uncut Gems'.
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high-stakes gambling · obsession with wealth · moral compromise · family dysfunction · criminal underworld