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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Naked Betrayal
"Once you play, you can't quit."
2002 1h 14m EN
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Synopsis
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A gambling lord causes a young poker player to get deeply in debt. The young man soon finds himself in a world where willing women are as easy to get your hands on as a freshly dealt hand.
“Once you play, you can't quit.”
Cast
Mia Zottoli
Claudia (as Ava Lake)
Jacklyn Lick
Alexandra
Chennin Blanc
Zuzanne
Nikki Fomosa
Mack
Jason Riann
Jack
Micah Bradshaw
Steve
Jack Henry
Senator
John Henry Richardson
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rachel Gordon
- Writers
- Rachel Gordon, Janine Gosselin
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rachel Gordon directs. Victor Delacroix behind the camera. Adam Doench cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 24 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Rachel Gordon, shot by Victor Delacroix. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Adam Doench shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Mia Zottoli and Jacklyn Lick and Chennin Blanc carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Once you play, you can't quit.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0352613 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Victor Delacroix
- Editing
- Adam Doench
- Production design
- Nikki Giovacchini
- Costume design
- E. Dee Biddlecome
- Makeup / hair
- Marie-Flore Beaubien
- Runtime
- 74 min · 1h 14m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Rachel Gordon
Production companies
Who made it
- AF
After Dark Pictures Inc.
- NE
New Gold Dream Pictures
Key crew
- Production DesignNikki Giovacchini
- EditorAdam Doench
- MusicKevin J. Nettles
- Script SupervisorJanine Gosselin
- Makeup ArtistMarie-Flore Beaubien
- Sound MixerLionel Ball
- Costume DesignE. Dee Biddlecome
- ProducerMark Headley
- Assistant EditorDean Donofrio
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- softcore
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-01-01
