Intacto creates a thoroughly believable, yet fantastic universe woven from the fabric of our own world, with a plot that is both absurd and deceptively simple. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s admitted influences—Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch and David Cronenberg among them—are quite apparent. As he says, “I like films where the filmmaker’s personality is stamped on every frame. They create a new vision of the world.” He has integrated those influences into a style all his own—an exciting, elegant debut.

- Mark Olsen, Film Comment

Fresnadillo is the hottest young director in Spain right now, thanks to Intacto’s thrilling blend of science fiction, crime noir, psychological thriller and romantic drama. Intacto is a thoughtful, suspense-filled and terrifically stylish work.

In some parallel world, amidst a desert-like wasteland sits a huge casino, presided over by Sam (a riveting performance from the legendary Max Von Sydow), the so-called God of Chance.

Sam—a Holocaust survivor with a decidedly sinister mien—operates a series of underground gaming events in which luck is the sole determinant of success. And Sam never loses. Estranged former protegé Frederico (the great Eusebio Poncela, familiar from his many roles in early Pedro Almodovar films) returns to the casino with Tomas (Leonardo Sbaraglia), a young man so lucky he is sure he can take the old man down. That is, of course, if Tomas can disentangle himself from his girlfriend Sara (newcomer Monica Lopez) who raises the stakes in what turns out to be a deadly game.
-edited from the Vancouver International Film Festival program guide.

Warning: This film contains adult subject matter and coarse language