Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell backinto the darkness of his past.
'THE CARD COUNTER' STORIES
Few films can manage to make me alternate between feeling numb and awestruck. Everything is present for something dynamic, but we're only granted glimpses of that potential.