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Dealt (2017)

Dealt poster
Directed by
Luke Korem
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A documentary about Richard Turner, a card magician who is blind. It follows his path from childhood vision loss to mastering his craft while dealing with his own contradictions.

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What happens

Dealt is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Luke Korem, about the life and career of Richard Turner, renowned as one of the world's greatest card magicians, though he is completely blind. In the documentary, Richard traces his journey from his troubled childhood, when he began losing his vision, to present day as he relentlessly pursues perfection while struggling with the reality that his biggest weakness might also be his greatest strength. The film features extensive vérité footage of both Richard and his family as well as archive footage of Turner's many television appearances. The film features interviews with notable magicians including Turner, Johnny Thompson, Max Maven, Armando Lucero, and Jason England. Dealt debuted at the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival in competition where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature. Dealt went on to win four more audience awards and screened at festivals around the world including China and New Zealand. The film is distributed by IFC Films through Sundance Selects. In the US, the film can be viewed on Hulu, Amazon and iTunes. Internationally, it is available on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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