A poker tournament with no money and even less sense—Dutch bureaucracy meets criminal incompetence.
Paolo is dismissed from his municipality by the new mayor and left with debts. His friend Jimmy proposes to launch a poker tournament and flogged the TV rights but he appears to have made a mistake with the TV contract: there is no money.
Acting
Patrick Stoof's deadpan desperation carries the whole chaotic enterprise.
Director
Peter Vlemmix
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Peter Vlemmix is primarily known for documentaries, making this rare fictional foray even more curious.
The film satirizes Dutch municipal politics and criminal underworlds that rarely intersect in cinema—imagine The Office colliding with Lock, Stock.
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