Life in the Abyss

Life in the Abyss

2007
1h 30m
3.7

3.7/10

6 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: CA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Els Films de la Rambla S.A.
Production Countries
Spain
Spoken Languages
Catalan

Quick Facts

Original Title La vida abismal
Release Date January 26, 2007
Status Released
Language CA
IMDb ID tt0807064

Cast

Óscar Jaenada
Óscar Jaenada

El Chino

José Sospedra
José Sospedra

Ferrán joven

Antonio Valero
Antonio Valero

Ferrán adulto

Juli Mira
Juli Mira

Salvador

Pep Cortés
Pep Cortés

Labrador

Albert Forner
Albert Forner

Sacerdote

Nausicaa Bonnín
Nausicaa Bonnín

Rosa

Pepa López
Pepa López

La madre

Abdelatif Hwidar
Abdelatif Hwidar

Juanito el Moro

Pep Ricart
Pep Ricart

Daniel Medrán
Daniel Medrán

Karme Málaga
Karme Málaga

Catherine

Key Crew

Ventura Pons
Director
Ventura Pons
Screenplay

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