Summaries

Amid glittering casino lights and desert landscapes of Las Vegas, a blackjack dealer called Firdaus ponders the fate of her missing husband while her next-door neighbors deal in mutual abuse.

Firdaus is a Blackjack dealer in a Las Vegas landscape juxtaposed between glittering casino lights and the deteriorating desert oasis. Negotiating a missing husband and neighboring domestic violence, Firdaus' world unfolds as a fragmented interplay between repetition and repressed anger.—MUBI

Details

Keywords
  • casino
  • national film registry
  • las vegas nevada
  • independent film
  • casino dealer
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Nov 28, 1991
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Menkesfilm
Language English
Filming locations Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Production companies Menkesfilm Eos World Fund

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 17m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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