The Card Player

– Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses,..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
2004
Original Name:
Il cartaio
The Card Player
The Card Player (2004) - Also known as Il cartaio

Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac's tortured victims having their throats cut in explicit close-up detail via webcam. She teams up with British cop John Brennan to find out the identity of the murderer.

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The Card Player (2004) - Trailer

Release Date:

02 Jan 2004

Language:

Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

The Card Player

The Card Player
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Plot:

In Rome, after the abduction of a British tourist, the police inspector Anna Mari is contacted by the criminal, who self-entitles The Card Player, challenging the police department to dispute a video poker with him where the prize would be the life of the victim. The Chief of Police refuses to participate and the victim is tortured and killed in front of an Internet web cam. The British detective John Brennan is assigned to investigate the case and when another woman is kidnapped, they invite the addicted player Remo to play for the police. Anna and John lead the investigation trying to disclose who might be the serial-killer.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
20%
Metacritic:
48%

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