Intacto

Synopsis: Some people are born with good luck, but others try to attain it however they can -- and at any cost -- in this offbeat psychological thriller from Spain. Sam (Max Von Sydow) is an elderly man who lives beneath a gambling casino on an island off the Spanish coast. In Sam's world, good fortune is a commodity that can be acquired from others, and while would-be gambler Federico (Eusebio Poncela) has a genuine talent for taking good luck from those who have it, Sam's gift is even stronger, and after a long day of absorbing positive vibrations from winning gamblers, Sam steals the day's "take" from him, leaving Federico to plan his revenge. Federico becomes aware of Tomas (Leonardo Sbaraglia), a man who recently survived a plane crash, and is convinced he has even more luck than Sam can overcome; the two become partners, and Federico enters Tomas in an underground tournament designed to determine who Lady Luck smiles upon most sweetly. After Federico and Tomas win a handsome home from Alejandro (Antonio Dechent), a former bullfighter, the pair seems poised to go up against Sam and claim his luck as their own, but Sara (Monica Lopez), a police investigator, is convinced Federico and Tomas are up to no good and begins exploring their bizarre secret world. Intacto received its American premiere at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide 

Starring:  Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eusebio Poncela, Monica Lopez 

Director:  Juan Carlos Fresnadillo 

Writer:  Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Andrés M. Koppel 

Released:  2001 (theater)

Rating:   for language, some violence and brief nudity.

Country:  Spain

Language:  Spanich, English

AKA: Intact (International: English title)