Queen of Diamonds (1991)
Firdaus is a Blackjack dealer in a Las Vegas landscape juxtaposed between glittering casino lights and the deteriorating desert oasis. Negotiating a missing husband and neighboring domestic violence, Firdaus’ world unfolds as a fragmented interplay between repetition and repressed anger.
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Firdaus is a Blackjack dealer in a Las Vegas landscape juxtaposed between glittering casino lights and the deteriorating desert oasis. Negotiating a missing husband and neighboring domestic violence, Firdaus’ world unfolds as a fragmented interplay between repetition and repressed anger.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Nina Menkes
In Theaters:10/11/1991
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Runtime:77 minutes
Studio:National Endowment for the Arts, AFI, Rocky Mountain Film Center, Menkesfilm
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