The film is a romantic comedy about the Portuguese widow of a fisherman who died at sea. The widow's teenage daughter, who wants to be a professional gambler, convinces her mother to date a British man who's new in town. The widow falls for the Brit, who pretends to be in the fishing business but is actually a professional gambler. The naïve daughter gets into some trouble.
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Jason Isaacs as Charles Beck
Sofia Milos as Celia Amonte
Emmy Rossum as Vicky Amonte
Theresa Russell as Lois Vargas
Seymour Cassel as Daniel Vargas
Lupe Ontiveros as Angelica Amonte
Chris Tardio as Gianni Martinez
Benjamin Mouton as Frankie the Pit Boss
Robert Montano as Father Emmanuel
Bill Burr as Blackjack Player
Anthero Montenegro as Joseph Amonte
Charley Broderick as Club Owner
John Fiore as Night Club MC
Rebekah Aramini as Celia's Portuguese Dance Mentor
Marion Eaton as Betsy (uncredited)
Jason Cutler as Russian (uncredited)
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