Aionios foititis
In the casino there is only one queen, the small ball that spins on the roulette table. None of the players pays the slightest attention to the female dealers. But Takis, a «perennial» med student, doesn't go to the casino to win millions but to earn a day's wages. Vera works in a gym but trains and gets a second job as a dealer. Her aim is to protect her mother since regulations forbid relatives of employees from entering the casino. Let her Dad knock himself out. There's no way he'll ever play roulette again! At some point, Takis and Vera become lovers. They rig a game at the roulette table, leave the money with her mother and hide out in a friend's house, where their romantic dream soon succumbs to the wretched conditions in which they live. When her father dies of a heart attack in his Jeep, Vera suddenly finds herself with money. At the funeral, the manager of the casino threatens to send her to prison...
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Released
- 2001
- Country
- Greece
Details
Release year: 2001
Storyline
In the casino there is only one queen, the small ball that spins on the roulette table. None of the players pays the slightest attention to the female dealers. But Takis, a «perennial» med student, doesn't go to the casino to win millions but to earn a day's wages. Vera works in a gym but trains and gets a second job as a dealer. Her aim is to protect her mother since regulations forbid relatives of employees from entering the casino. Let her Dad knock himself out. There's no way he'll ever play roulette again! At some point, Takis and Vera become lovers. They rig a game at the roulette table, leave the money with her mother and hide out in a friend's house, where their romantic dream soon succumbs to the wretched conditions in which they live. When her father dies of a heart attack in his Jeep, Vera suddenly finds herself with money. At the funeral, the manager of the casino threatens to send her to prison...
Top credits
Emilios Chilakis — Takis
Maria Solomou — Vera Nakopoulou
Spyros Stavrinidis — Leonidas Nakopoulos
May Sevastopoulou — Katerina Nakopoulou
User reviews
A Script That Wanders On The Outskirts Of Logic Leaves Only A Neutral Impression From A Rather Indistinct Storyline.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby SR
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- Color
- Color
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