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Gamblers Not submitted for classification (R)

Original Title: Les mauvais joueurs

Country of Origin: France (2005)
French with English Subtitles - 85 minutes
Genre: Drama
Distributor: Pyramide

Directed by Frédéric Balekdjian

Starring   Pascal Elbé, Simon Abkarian, Isaac Sharry

The immigrant experience in Paris is viewed through the lens of competing Asian and Armenian gangs as they try to survive. Some nasty hustlers, Vahe (Pascal Elbé), Toros (Isaac Sharry) and ringleader Sahak (Simon Abkarian), try to make ends meet by using that old standby of street life, the three-card con. As the trio fleeces a hick of 100 euros, they're watched closely by Yuen (Teng Fei Xiang), the illegal immigrant brother of Vahe's girlfriend Lu Ann (Linh Dan Pham). Undisciplined and disruptive, Yuen doesn't appreciate the consequences of antagonizing the criminal network that imported him into Paris as cheap labour.

Reminiscent of the electric atmosphere of Laws of Gravity - and even Mean Streets. - Variety

Berlin International Film Festival/Festival International du Film de Berlin
Edinburgh International Film Festival/Festival International du Film d'Edimbourg
Cognac Festival of Crime Films- New Blood Award/Festival du Film Policier de Cognac — Prix Sang Neuf (2005)

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