The Player International Competition - Feature or Medium-Length Films JOHN APPEL HOLANDA / THE NETHERLANDS 85', cor, 16mm, 2009 Dialogues: DIÁLOGOS EM HOLANDÊS / DUTCH DIALOGUES Subtitles: LEGENDAS ELETRÔNICAS EM PORTUGUÊS, LEGENDAS EM INGLÊS / ELECTRONIC PORTUGUESE SUBTITLES, ENGLISH SUBTITLES

CCBB SP (SÃO PAULO - SP): 09/04 - 17H00M CCBB SP (SÃO PAULO - SP): 11/04 - 15H00M RESERVA CULTURAL (SÃO PAULO - SP): 15/04 - 19H00M CCBB RJ (RIO DE JANEIRO - RJ): 15/04 - 19H30M CCBB RJ (RIO DE JANEIRO - RJ): 17/04 - 16H00M

Starting with memories of his father (a compulsive gambler) and a letter his father wrote to him shortly before dying, the director John Appel examines the world of games and betting. Focusing on three characters - a horse gambler, a poker player, and a roulette player - true alter-egos of his father - he strives to go beyond appearances and understand the mechanism of permanent tension in the daily lives of these people (almost all men), in which the expectation of victory is always accompanied by the dread of imminent failure. Outlining the minds of these three players, he equally covers the intricate paths of his father's life, searching for parameters to understand the reasons for this tragic self-destruction that affects the lives of so many people.

S: JOHN APPEL | C: ERIK VAN EMPEL | SM: MARK WESSNER | E: MARIO STEENBERGEN | M: WOUTER VAN | SE: HUGO DIJKSTAL | P: JUDITH VRERIKS, CARMEN COBOS | EP: CARMEN COBOS | PC: COBOS FILMS | 

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