Intacto (2001)
A Spanish thriller film, directed and co-written by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Intacto (2001) delves into a trade based on luck. Adopting a magical realism approach, the movie showcases how luck can be traded between individuals, with the idea that it can be accumulated and exchanged like any other commodity. The plot follows various characters who take part in increasingly dangerous games of chance in order to eliminate their own bad luck.
This is a mysterious story about four individuals whose paths are intertwined by the hand of fate. They soon realize that luck is an invaluable asset as they take part in a dangerous game with high stakes, where only one will emerge unscathed. There’s Tomas, a young thief who miraculously survived a plane crash; Federico, who acquired the ability to steal others’ good fortune after surviving a catastrophic earthquake; Sam, the resilient owner of a casino who lost everything during World War II but his own life; and Sara, a detective haunted by the death of her family in a car accident and determined to expose an underground gambling ring where luck and mortality collide.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Leonardo SbaragliaTomás  Eusebio PoncelaFederico  Mónica LópezSara  Antonio DechentAlejandro  Max von SydowSamuel |
A Spanish thriller film, directed and co-written by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Intacto (2001) delves into a trade based on luck. Adopting a magical realism approach, the movie showcases how luck can be traded between individuals, with the idea that it can be accumulated and exchanged like any other commodity. The plot follows various characters who take part in increasingly dangerous games of chance in order to eliminate their own bad luck.
This is a mysterious story about four individuals whose paths are intertwined by the hand of fate. They soon realize that luck is an invaluable asset as they take part in a dangerous game with high stakes, where only one will emerge unscathed. There’s Tomas, a young thief who miraculously survived a plane crash; Federico, who acquired the ability to steal others’ good fortune after surviving a catastrophic earthquake; Sam, the resilient owner of a casino who lost everything during World War II but his own life; and Sara, a detective haunted by the death of her family in a car accident and determined to expose an underground gambling ring where luck and mortality collide.
