A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 11, 1991
Original Title:
Queen of Diamonds
Alternate Titles:
クイーン・オブ・ダイヤモンド
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
AFI
National Endowment for the Arts
Rocky Mountain Film Center
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 77
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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Assistant Director:
Kelley Miller
Daniel Villarreal
Associate Producer:
Kelley Miller
Mark Levy
Christopher Oosterhoff
Director:
Nina Menkes
Director of Photography:
Nina Menkes
Editor:
Nina Menkes
Tinka Menkes
Gaffer:
Heather Carson
Line Producer:
Heather Carson
Producer:
Nina Menkes
Sound Recordist:
Rubén Domingo
Writer:
Nina Menkes
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