After the Game (1997)

Original title

The Last Hand

Directed by

Brewster MacWilliams

Genre

neo-noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

3.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man gets involved in a poker game that leads into a web of lies, revenge, and greed. The story deals with karma and what happens after death.

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What happens

After the Game (released in some countries as The Last Hand) is a 1997 neo-noir drama/mystery film directed by Brewster MacWilliams and starring Frank Gorshin, Stanley DeSantis, Sam Anderson, Mike Genovese, Susan Traylor, and Robert Dubac. It is produced by Robert Peters and Roy Winnick. The screenplay was written by Brewster MacWilliams. The film explores the themes of poker, revenge, deceit, lust and greed, and explores karma and the afterlife. The DVD, titled The Last Hand, was issued in 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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