A feature-length
Twilight Zone episode that takes itself far too seriously, this Spanish thriller revolves around the notion that luck is far more than just a passing state, inexplicable and uncontrollable it's a commodity to be stolen, hoarded and traded. It's also a curse concealed within a blessing, because for one man to be lucky, others must of necessity be
unlucky. At the Ucanca Casino in Tenerife, a gambler is on a winning streak until Federico (Eusebio Poncela) touches his hand and somehow drains all his luck away. Federico, who once survived a devastating earthquake, is the protege of casino owner Sam (Max Von Sydow), a concentration cam...
Released:
2001
Rated:
NR
Length:
108 mins