Tazza, written and directed by Choi Dong-hoon, is, like his feature film debut Big Swindle, a fast-paced crime thriller, buttressed by a fantastic cast and a complex but never confusing plot. Initially only looking for a way to recoup his sister's money that he wasted on the table, Goni is gradually drawn into the world of illegal gambling, especially when the sultry Madame Jeong (Kim Hye-soo) sets her eyes on him. We then move several years back in time, and see how Goni became a card-shark under the tutelage of "Commissioner" Pyung (the incomparable Baek Yoon-shik). Professional gambler Goni (means "swan" in vernacular Korean), played by Cho Seung-woo, partnered with the fast-talking Gwang-ryul (character actor Yu Hae-jin), cleans up at an illegal hwatoo game and runs off with bags of money from a gangster.
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