The Card Counter

Tell (Oscar Isaac) just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk (Tye Sheridan), a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel (Willem Dafoe). Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

Paul Schrader’s follow-up to his Oscar-nominated First Reformed (Haifa Festival 2018) is a revenge thriller with a star-studded cast. The film comes to Haifa from its premiere at the Venice Festival.

Filmography: First Reformed (2017), Adam Resurrected (2008), Affliction (1997), Light of Day (1987), Cat People (1982), American Gigolo (1980), Hardcore (1979).