Roulette City ( Macao, 2012) dir. Thomas Lim
In the casino capital of the East, every move is a deadly gamble. Tak, from Mainland China, goes to Macau with his uncle Wai, hoping to win money to pay for his ill mother s operation. Together they begin to frequent Macau s underground gambling dens and win big. But as their winnings grow, Wai becomes increasingly distracted by the temptations of the big city, including Tak s old lover from China Wynnie. Misled to believe that he had killed Wai in a furied brawl over Wynnie, Tak must find a way to flee Macau with Wynnie. Wynnie lures Tak into a gamble that he cannot refuse: their freedom in exchange for information known to a local policeman, Kin. To gain Kin s trust, Tak befriends Kin s sister Armanda. Armanda s simple and honest nature catches Tak offguard and he begins to fall for her. But as Tak grows closer to Kin and Armanda, and Kin gets closer to discovering Tak s true intentions, Tak must decide where his true loyalties lie
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