Movies and TvShows featuring "lost-savings" theme.
The Lady Gambles is a film-noir drama about a woman who becomes trapped in a compulsion for gambling that takes over her life. She risks everything she has, including her marriage, in a desperate attempt to win big. As her addiction worsens, she falls into a downward spiral of deceit and violence, leading to tragic consequences.
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The film takes place in the summer and spring of 1940. Isä, the father, gets involved in the stock market and threatens the livelihood of the family.
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