Max von Sydow, Leonardo
Sbaraglia, Eusebio Poncela, Monica Lopez, Antonio Dechent,
Antonio Perez Dechent |
Directed
by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Written by: Andres Koppel, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Distributor: Lions Gate Films |
US:
12/12/02
UK: 11/04/03 |
There
are those among us who are preternaturally lucky. They
are the survivors of the plane crash that kills everyone
else, the ones who escape being victims of war and terror,
the gamblers who win high-stake games and even life
itself. Their gift is not only being lucky, however;
it includes the power to rob others of their luck and
leave them helpless in the face of misfortune. Frederico
has been robbed of his luck and believes that Tomas,
the survivor of a plane crash, will be the instrument
of his vengeance. The two men embark on a voyage of
initiation, a series of trials challenging others that
will lead them to the summit of chance, but they must
avoid the scrutiny of policewoman Sara, herself a survivor,
to finally meet Sam, the master of the domain from which
only one person will emerge intact. |
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This
sounds like a close cousin to Unbreakable. Depending
on your point of view that could be a good or a bad
thing. And isn't the fact that Max Von Sydow seems hardly
to have changed since The Exorcist rather spooky in
itself? Expect a Hollywood remake in English if this
creates any significant buzz in the US |
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A
typical Eurotrash actor (of whom we've never heard)
holds a gun to Max's head. He got the part!!
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