The Card Counter: Thriller starring Oscar Isaac as a former soldier who has now established himself as a poker player
Film plot and background
Thriller starring Oscar Isaac as a former soldier who has since established himself as a poker player.
William Tell (Oscar Isaac) has had to put up with many setbacks. The ex-soldier spent over ten years behind bars and learned how to count cards there. Since his release, he has travelled from city to city, from casino to casino, earning a good bit of money at the country’s poker tables. He always makes sure that he doesn’t earn too much in order to attract negative attention from the casinos.
On his tour, he meets the unassuming Cirk (Tye Sheridan), whom he takes under his wing in order to win the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas with him. But a meeting with the beautiful La Linda (Tiffany Haddish) and a fateful encounter with his former superior Major John Gordo (Willem Dafoe) could thwart his plan. The demons of his past are hard to shake off.
“The Card Counter” – background, cast, theatrical release
Presented by none other than Martin Scorsese, the cool thriller from director and screenwriter Paul Schrader (“First Reformed”) will initially be released in US cinemas in September 2021. The duo became known for their collaboration on films such as “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull” for which Scorsese was responsible as director and Schrader wrote the screenplay. The world premiere took place at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, where “The Card Counter” is competing for the Golden Lion. The renowned Cahier du Cinèma magazine named “The Card Counter” one of the ten best films of 2021.
Oscar Isaac (“Ex Machina”) can be seen in the leading role, Tiffany Haddish (“Girls Trip”), Tye Sheridan (“Ready Player One”) and Willem Dafoe (“The French Dispatch”) have other roles. The German theatrical release of “The Card Counter” is on 3 March 2022.
