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2012

Vares: Gambling Chip

Directed by Lauri Törhönen

Jussi Vares falls in love with a beautiful brunette - only to lose her in a horrible way. After dating Sole a few weeks, her body is found in a bird-watching tower. The investigations come to a standstill, until Vares promises to solve a mystery of messy denunciation letters. Before the letters reveal their secret, a lot of things happen. A gun-for-hire, Stahanov, gets an assignment. Sole's brother finds his wife in the arms of a wrong man and goes on a rampage, accompanied by a black cat. In the end the clues lead to a familiar person and more death in unavoidable

Duration

1h 38m

Released

March 16, 2012

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  • Antti Reini
  • Minna Haapkylä
  • Risto Kaskilahti
  • Ilkka Heiskanen
  • Kaarina Hazard
  • Jarkko Tamminen
  • Jasper Pääkkönen
  • Tommi Eronen
  • Eppu Salminen

Part ofThe Vares Collection

Includes Vares: Private Eye (2004), V2: Dead Angel (2007), Vares: The Kiss of Evil (2011), Vares: The Girls of April (2011), Vares: Garter Snake (2011), Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012), Vares: Gambling Chip (2012), Vares: Tango of Darkness (2012), Vares: The Sheriff (2015), and Vares X (2024).

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