Product Details

• Actors: Pascal Elbe, Simon Abkarian, and Isaac Sharry
• Directors: Frederic Balekdjian
• Writers: Frederic Balekdjian
• Format: NTSC
• Language: French (Unknown)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Vanguard Cinema
• DVD Release Date: December 7, 2011
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000E5KUHE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,725 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Gamblers" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Rising auteur Frederic Balekdjian has created a modern day "Mean Streets" with his new film, GAMBLERS, a crackling melodrama set in the garment district of Paris. Vahe is a disaffected small time hustler trying to find his way - the cons he runs with his buddies Toros and Sahak now earn him more guilt than cash. When his lover, Lu Ann, walks out on him, it seems that everything has gone sour at once. However, things begin to change after Vahe befriends Yuen, Lu Ann's headstrong illegal immigrant brother. When Yuen refuses to pay extra tribute to the gang that smuggled him into the country, Vahe tries to mediate. He knows the smugglers and thinks he can work things out.  But as Yuen becomes more defiant and the reaction of the smugglers more violent, Vahe is forced to choose between his new friend and the old ones he grew up with.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Undiscovered Gem, June 25, 2008

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Bruce Frigeri "Amateur Film Critic" (Parsippany, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gamblers (DVD)

I saw Gamblers at a film festival several years ago and was totally blown away by its hard hitting style. This film would be a hit if it was ever re-made in English. Imagine a young Robert De Niro as the lead and you'll get the idea. The director of Gamblers did a great job. I believe this was his first film. Factor in the themes of cross racial love and illegal immigration and you have a great foundation on which to create an excellent film.

People forget that there is a great tradition of gangster and street hustler films in French Cinema. Gamblers fits right into that lineage. It is priced fairly here and I highly recommend it.