El Juego de Luna (2001)

Following in the footsteps of thrillers such as ROUNDERS and HOUSE OF GAMES, LUNA'S GAME (JUEGO DE LUNA) centers around gambling and poker as the site of dramatic action. Luna has grown up surrounded by the gamblers and hustlers who cared for her after her father's murder. Now an adult, she survives the only way she knows how, by playing high-stakes poker. Things begin to come to a head, however, when she agrees to play in a game with the biggest wagers ever seen. But at the same time Luna meets Juan, who shows her that she can get more out of life than chips won at the card table, and must decide how to deal with the events of her past and whether to continue with her itinerant lifestyle. LUNA'S GAME was co-written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría, author of several films by cult director Alex de la Iglesia's.