Film screening. Players. 2010. Finland. Directed by Pilvi Takala. 7 min.

Date

Place

Garage summer venue, Gorky Park

Description

A young and successful on-line poker player tells a story of pursuit of gain. He used to live in Finland but now he and his friends, young and successful players like him, live in the centre of Bangkok. Together they look for new pleasures in life as unlimited money cause boredom and satiety.

Screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2012.

In the framework of the Deconstruction of Сinematic Realities Film Program.

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GARAGE SCREEN is developed by Garage Center for Contemporary Culture’s film program as part of its Educational Program. Screenings and related events tackle the theoretical and practical issues raised by cinema.