Queen of Diamonds

19911h 17min

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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Storyline

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.

Released
October 11, 1991
Runtime
1h 17min
Director
Nina Menkes
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Production
National Endowment for the Arts, AFI, Rocky Mountain Film Center
Cast
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