Going for Broke (2003)
- Directed by
- Graeme Campbell
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman runs a charity for juvenile diabetes but secretly takes money to pay for her gambling problem. When the fraud is discovered, she faces arrest and the fallout affects those around her.
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What happens
Going for Broke is a 2003 Canadian-American made-for-television drama film directed by Graeme Campbell and starring Delta Burke, Elliot Page, Matthew Harbour, Francis X. McCarthy and Gerald McRaney. It is based on the true story of former Juvenile Diabetes Foundation charity director Gina Garcia, who from 1993 to 1997 fraudulently issued cheques from the charity to herself in order to funnel money into her bank account for her compulsive gambling addiction, after which she was arrested, resulting in legislation that required that casinos and other gaming establishments in the state of Nevada have a telephone number posted for gambling addiction services. The film was also notable for being one of Canadian Page's early American acting roles, before mainstream success in films such as Juno, Hard Candy and The Tracey Fragments. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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