The read
Critics rate it 39 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
Firdaus is a Blackjack dealer in a Las Vegas landscape juxtaposed between glittering casino lights and the deteriorating desert oasis. Negotiating a missing husband and neighboring domestic violence, Firdaus’ world unfolds as a fragmented interplay between repetition and repressed anger.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 39 points higher than audiences do.
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Nina MenkesDirector
- Nina MenkesWriter
Cast
- Tinka MenkesFirdaus
- Emmellda BeechBest Friend
- Jeff DouglasCast
- Emmellda F. BeechCast
- Kathryn FrancomacaroCast
- Jeffrey EgetCast
- Daniel VillarrealCast
- Perfecto MangualCast
- Stanley KolaczCast
- Carolyn YagerCast
- Evelyn A. GossCast
- Harry KokurinCast
Stills
Themes
woman director