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High Card's Bluff

Sep 29, 2023

0h 2m

★ 0.0

He holds the game in the palm of his hand, and it's your call. It's the...

Overview

A cocky gambler reflects on the past events of his life when he used to successfully cheat in poker games, endlessly drawing in the cash, game after game. But is he stretching the truth? Is there any truth to be found within these stories in the first place?

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

New York Film Academy

High Card's Bluff Trailers

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Cast

Werner Hagglestrom

Isaiah Powell-McKinnon

Deirdre

Matisse Finger

Poker Opponent

Phoenix Alder

Girl in Poker Room / Girl in Office

Ella Penny

Boy in Poker Room / Cop 1

Jonah Tomlin

Girl in Poker Room / Cop 2

Claire Matthews

Girl in Poker Room

Oleysa Miroshnichenko

Director's Voice

Josh Butler

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