Christophe, a young horse racing jockey from Paris, is filled with hope and ambition. Yet after a race, he tests positive for illegal substances and is subsequently suspended from racing. He decides to move to Macau, in Asia. There his circumstances change very quickly: he wins one race after another, earning himself large amounts of money and success with women. But, his new life also brings him an ever-increasing sense of solitude. Macau has its own unspoken rules that Christophe thinks he can ignore. But events start to gain momentum as the net tightens around him. Motivated by love for an intriguing young Chinese woman, Christophe ends up gambling with his own destiny, but this time on the card tables.
Cinematography
Macau's fluorescent sprawl shot like a fever dream you can't wake from.
Acting
Cazalé's quiet desperation—he's falling apart in every frame.
Director
Charles de Meaux
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charles de Meaux, a visual artist turned director, shot this as part of his 'Stretch' multimedia project exploring global gambling cultures. The film's detached gaze mirrors his photographic background.
Fan Bingbing's Pansy barely speaks—her silence became controversial in Chinese release discussions, with critics debating whether she's mysterious or simply underwritten. The ambiguity is arguably the point.
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