Paul Schrader wrote and directed The Card Counter, a 2021 American crime drama film. Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe starred in the movie. Martin Scorsese is an executive producer on the movie. On September 2, 2021, it made its global premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Focus Features released on September 10, 2021.
On February 24, 2020, filming began in Biloxi, Mississippi. Production on the movie was halted on March 16, 2020, after an actor who had flown in from Los Angeles was tested positive with COVID-19. The film’s production began on July 6, 2020, and ended six days later on July 12.
Focus Features bought the film’s U.S. distribution rights in July 2020. On September 2, 2021, the picture premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and on September 10, 2021, it received wide distribution.
William Tell is a gambler and former soldier who sets out to reform a young man seeking vengeance on a common foe from their past. Tell is only interested in playing cards. Kirk, a weak and angry young man seeking support to carry out his plot for revenge on a military colonel, approaches him on the casino route, shattering his ascetic existence. Tell sees his relationship with Kirk as a chance for redemption.
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