Swaying between pleasure and despair, Elric throws himself into his pathological passion for the casino. Meeting Suzie could have saved him, but the young woman also sinks into gambling hell. The couple then start getting involved in the fearsome world of professional cheaters.
Aldo
The original title is "Tricheurs" (FR).
The runtime is 94 minutes (1h 34m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: German, French, Portuguese.
It was a co-production between: Germany, France, Portugal.
The film was directed by Barbet Schroeder.
The screenplay was written by Steve Baës and Pascal Bonitzer.
The score was composed by Peer Raben.
Cinematography was handled by Robby Müller.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0086479.
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Mixed
22 votes
Tricheurs
Released
12
Deutsch, Français, Português
Germany, France, Portugal
