Vegas: Based on a True Story
Vegas: Based on a True Story, US 2008 colour 102 min.
dir: Amir Naderi
pro: Amir Naderi, Abou Farman, Alphaville Films NYC
sc: Amir Naderi, Susan Brennan, Bliss Esposito, Charlie Lake Keaton
ph: Chris Edwards
ed: Amir Naderi
cast: Nancy La Scala, Mark Greenfield, Zach Thomas
dis: Celluloid Dreams
Eddie Parker, his wife Tracy and their 12-year-old son Mitch lead blue-collar lives on the outskirts of America’s pleasure capital, Las Vegas. A compulsive gambler, Eddie has never won big. Tending her small garden in the desert, Tracy tries to keep the fragile family life together. Then an elusive stranger shows up claiming there’s something special about their home and he makes an offer that quickly turns into the family’s obsession. The only question is how deep are they willing to go?