The Card Player

(2004)

★ 4.4 IMDb · 241 votes

Genres: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Year: 2004

Runtime: 107 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Dario Argento

Cast: Stefania Rocca, Лиам Каннингем, Silvio Muccino, Козимо Фуско, Fiore Argento, Adalberto Maria Merli, Клаудио Сантамария, Mia Benedetta, Giovanni Visentin, Claudio Mazzenga

Plot

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.

After the abduction of a British tourist in Rome, 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. 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.