Life in the Abyss

Life in the Abyss (2007)

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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.

Director: Ventura Pons
Writer: Ventura Pons

Casts

	Óscar Jaenada as El Chino
	José Sospedra as Ferrán joven
	Antonio Valero as Ferrán adulto
	Juli Mira as Salvador
	Pep Cortés as Labrador
	Albert Forner as Sacerdote
	Nausicaa Bonnín as Rosa
	Pepa López as La madre
	Abdelatif Hwidar as Juanito el Moro
	Pep Ricart as
	Daniel Medrán as
	Karme Málaga as Catherine
	Ximo Solano as Tan
	Álvaro Báguena as Padre
	Isabel Rocatti as Hermana
	Alfred Picó as
	Miguel Such as
	Paco Sarro as
	Francesc Queral as
	Domènec de Guzmán as
	Juanjo Cascales as
	Dámaso Rabanal as
	Jordi Gràcia as
	Maria Sola as
	Elisabet Agulló as
	Nacho Moliné as
	Rai Borrell as
	Jordi Miñarro as
	Miguel Ángel González as
	Piero Verzello as Joven con el sacerdote
	Cristina Plazas as Prostituta

Crew