ACF 1478: Two-disc DVD release of Korean gambling drama TAZZA: THE HIGH ROLLERS coming Sept 18th

Film distributor 5 Points Pictures has announced that the two-disc, special-edition DVD of TAZZA: THE HIGH ROLLERS will be available on September 18, 2012. The release will feature an upgraded English translation of the film, plus approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes of translated and subtitled video extras from the South Korean limited-edition releases – all with on/off English subtitles!

This popular and critically acclaimed drama about master gamblers (“tazza”) and the games they play features direction from CHOI Dong-hoon (The Thieves, The Big Swindle, Woochi) and an all-star cast including CHO Seung-woo (The Sword With No Name, Marathon), KIM Hye-soo (The Thieves, Modern Boy), BAEK Yoon-sik (The Taste of Money, The Big Swindle), YOO Hae-jin (Moss, Public Enemy), and KIM Yun-seok (The Chaser, Punch).

 
Based on the comic illustrated by HUH Young-man and written by KIM Se-young, Tazza was produced by Sidus FNH and Charm Films. It is presented by CJ Entertainment and IM Pictures.  

Awards:
- Grand Prize (Daesang) and Best Director: Choi Dong-hoon, 2007 Baeksang Arts Award
- Best Actress: Kim Hye-soo, 2006 Blue Dragon Awards, 2006 Chunsa Film Art Awards, and 2007 Korea Visual Arts Festival

- Best Supporting Actor: Kim Yun-seok, 2007 Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Award
- Jury Awards for Best Feature, Best Director: Choi Dong-hoon, Best Actor: Cho Seung-woo, and Best Actress: Kim Hye-soo, 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival

- Jury Prize - Best Feature Film, 2007 Philadelphia Film Festival 

Synopsis: After losing his entire savings in an illegal, backroom card game, Goni (CHO Seung-woo, The Sword With No Name) discovers it was all a set up – he was swindled by professional gamblers. Enraged and desperate, he sets out to get his money back by any means necessary. 

Impressed by the young man’s determination, veteran gambler Mr. Pyeong (BAEK Yoon-sik, The Taste of Money) takes Goni on as his apprentice and teaches him all there is to know about hwatu, a card game also known as “The War of Flowers.” 

Now Goni is ready to make his debut in an underworld where the stakes are high and the rules are few: To win, you must be ruthless. The hand must be quicker than the eye. No game is safe. And there are no friends for life, just as there are no enemies for life.


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