The Gambler

Drama, Romance

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Károly Makk

Status Released

Release Date 1997-10-30

Storyline

Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece, 'Rouletenberg'. In the 27 days it takes for him to complete the novel reality and fiction become blurred; in this feverish atmosphere of excess Dostoyevsky's characters come to life as he struggles to complete his work.

"In the grip of obsession, reason is suspended."