from Lions Gate Films
Directed by
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Starring
Leonardo Sbaraglia (Tomas)
Eusebio Poncela (Fredrico)
Max von Sydow (Sam)
Monica Lopez (Sara)
Written by
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Andres M. Koppel
Rated: 
(for language, some violence and brief nudity) |
 Odds of winning
the Lottery: 1 in 23,000,000
Odds of being struck by lightening: 1 in 10,000,000
Odds of being in a plane crash: 1 in 1,000,000
Odds of having a royal flush: 1 in 649,739
Odds of becoming a millionaire in a casino: 1 in 600,000
Odds of being hit by an asteroid: 1 in 20,000
Odds of getting in a car accident: 1 in 7,000
"What do you do with undeserved luck?"-- Sam (Max
von Sydow)
Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has fashioned an
enigmatic tale of four people...lives intertwined by destiny...subject
to the laws of fate...who discover that luck is something they
cannot afford to be without as they gamble with the highest stakes
possible...in a deadly game from which only one of them will
emerge intact. There is Tomas (Leonardo Sbaraglia), a young thief
and the sole survivor of a horrific plane crash, who might represent
the only means of vengeance for...
...Federico (Eusebio Poncela), who survived a massive earthquake
and discovered he has the power to rob those around him of their
good fortune with a touch. He has the Gift. And for years, Federico
has been the protégé of the God of Chance himself,
the seemingly untouchable...
...Sam (Max von Sydow), the ultimate survivor, who lost everything
but his own life in the terrible conflagration that enveloped
Europe during the Second World War. Sam now runs a lucrative
casino, a beacon of flashing lights in a barren lava field, with
Federico's assistance. When Federico declares independence from
their partnership, he's cast out of paradise by Sam and stripped
of his ability to steal other's luck. Seeking to return and challenge
the Master at his own game, Federico links up with Tomas, who
is being investigated by...
...Sara (Monica Lopez), a policewoman who walked away from
a car crash that killed her family and becomes obsessed with
uncovering the truth behind a clandestine gambling ring where
death and luck intermingle. As Tomas and Federico make their
way back toward the Casino to challenge Sam, they must first
embark on a desperate odyssey of initiation, a bizarre series
of trials and challenges with others like them. With Sara in
pursuit, their paths are destined to intersect at a crossroads
in which the most lethal game yet is played...and where the usual
rules do not apply.
Intacto opens in NY 12/13/02 and in LA 12/23 and expands on
January 3, 2003
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