Life in the Abyss
2007 · 90 MIN · IMDB 5.3 · 99 VOTES · DIR. Ventura Pons
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 996 lines
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00:02:47 LlFE ON THE EDGE
00:07:29 Then the game must be suspended.
00:10:26 Pessimism. You think you'll lose.
00:14:47 Have this, for now.
00:18:30 Now he won't have to kiss ass. He'll drop this vice.
00:22:10 We need a locale.
00:26:14 Why do you let her work in a whore house?
00:30:11 Ferran! Ferran!
00:34:01 the possibility that anyone was better than him.
00:36:50 l go everynight.
00:40:15 Good.
00:43:32 lt's ok. lt's ok.
00:46:02 -Good morning. -Hello.
00:48:27 for all the trouble. Understand?
00:51:09 lsles and isles of card tables
00:55:30 Police!
00:59:30 Really, Chino, l consider myself your friend.
01:01:38 When was the last inspection?
01:05:40 -You're problem free. -You, too.
01:08:52 Mr. Marcos?
01:12:58 Next day l went back, but nothing.
01:15:38 and misfortune too.
01:17:42 He escaped three times. The 4th time they didn't find him.
01:20:44 payed enormous sums to see Russian Roulet.