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Life in the Abyss

Life in the Abyss

Drama

Thriller

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.

Date: 01/26/2007
Rating: 4.2
Cast: Óscar Jaenada, José Sospedra, Antonio Valero, Juli Mira, Pep Cortés, Albert Forner, Nausicaa Bonnín, Pepa López, Abdelatif Hwidar, Pep Ricart, Daniel Medrán, Karme Málaga, Ximo Solano, Álvaro Báguena, Isabel Rocatti, Alfred Picó, Miguel Such, Paco Sarro, Francesc Queral, Domènec de Guzmán, Juanjo Cascales, Dámaso Rabanal, Jordi Gràcia, Maria Sola, Elisabet Agulló, Nacho Moliné, Rai Borrell, Jordi Miñarro, Miguel Ángel González, Piero Verzello, Cristina Plazas

Óscar Jaenada as El Chino in Life in the Abyss Óscar Jaenada

José Sospedra as Ferrán joven in Life in the Abyss José Sospedra

Antonio Valero as Ferrán adulto in Life in the Abyss Antonio Valero

Juli Mira as Salvador in Life in the Abyss Juli Mira

Pep Cortés as Labrador in Life in the Abyss Pep Cortés

Albert Forner

Nausicaa Bonnín as Rosa in Life in the Abyss Nausicaa Bonnín

Pepa López as La madre in Life in the Abyss Pepa López

Abdelatif Hwidar

Pep Ricart

Daniel Medrán as  in Life in the Abyss Daniel Medrán

Karme Málaga

Ximo Solano

Álvaro Báguena as Padre in Life in the Abyss Álvaro Báguena

Isabel Rocatti as Hermana in Life in the Abyss Isabel Rocatti

Alfred Picó as  in Life in the Abyss Alfred Picó

Miguel Such

Paco Sarro as  in Life in the Abyss Paco Sarro

Francesc Queral

Domènec de Guzmán

Juanjo Cascales

Dámaso Rabanal

Jordi Gràcia

Maria Sola

Elisabet Agulló

Nacho Moliné

Rai Borrell

Jordi Miñarro

Miguel Ángel González

Piero Verzello

Cristina Plazas as Prostituta in Life in the Abyss Cristina Plazas

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