Queen of Diamonds

Queen of Diamonds

77 mins | Drama | Oct. 11, 1991

Set amid the glittering casino lights and deteriorating desert landscapes of the oasis city Las Vegas, QUEEN OF DIAMONDS revolves around the disaffected existence of of Firdaus (Tinka Menkes), a blackjack dealer whose world unfolds as a fragmented but hypnotic interplay between repetition and repressed anger.

Queen of Diamonds

77 mins | Drama | Oct. 11, 1991

Queen of Diamonds
Set amid the glittering casino lights and deteriorating desert landscapes of the oasis city Las Vegas, QUEEN OF DIAMONDS revolves around the disaffected existence of of Firdaus (Tinka Menkes), a blackjack dealer whose world unfolds as a fragmented but hypnotic interplay between repetition and repressed anger.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers American Film Institute (AFI), National Endowment For The Arts, Rocky Mountain Film Center
Original title Queen of Diamonds
Directors Kelley Miller, Daniel Villarreal, Nina Menkes
Writers Nina Menkes

Cast

Tinka Menkes

as Firdaus

Emmellda Beech

as Best Friend