Passionada (2003)
The film is a romantic comedy about the Portuguese widow of a fisherman who died at sea. The widow's teenage daughter, who wants to be a professional gambler, convinces her mother to date a British man who's new in town. The widow falls for the Brit, who pretends to be in the fishing business but is actually a professional gambler. The naïve daughter gets into some trouble.
Director:
Dan Ireland
Writer:
Jim Jermanok
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Jason Isaacs as Charles Beck |
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Sofia Milos as Celia Amonte |
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Emmy Rossum as Vicky Amonte |
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Theresa Russell as Lois Vargas |
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Seymour Cassel as Daniel Vargas |
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Lupe Ontiveros as Angelica Amonte |
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Chris Tardio as Gianni Martinez |
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Benjamin Mouton as Frankie the Pit Boss |
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Robert Montano as Father Emmanuel |
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Bill Burr as Blackjack Player |
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Anthero Montenegro as Joseph Amonte |
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Charley Broderick as Club Owner |
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John Fiore as Night Club MC |
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Rebekah Aramini as Celia's Portuguese Dance Mentor |
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Marion Eaton as Betsy (uncredited) |
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Jason Cutler as Russian (uncredited) |
| Directing | Dan Ireland | Director |
| Writing | David Bakalar | Story |
| Writing | Jim Jermanok | Screenplay |
| Production | David Bakalar | Producer |
| Camera | Claudio Rocha | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Luis Colina | Editor |
| Art | John Frick | Production Design |
| Art | Sophie Carlhian | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rudy Dillon | Costume Design |
| Sound | Harry Gregson-Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Chris Cenatiempo | Stunts |
