I’ve only been to Las Vegas once, but it was enough to witness room after room of people drawn into the world of gambling; whether they be sitting at a slot machine for hours on end, in a monotonous routine, or experiencing the rare highs and frequent lows of the card games, it’s not hard to understand how someone might get swept up in a moment of brief success to make a promise that maybe they can’t keep. Austrian filmmaker Thomas Woschitz explores just such as person in his third feature, The Million Dollar Bet. Inspired by true events, The Million Dollar Bet follows Hank, a Las Vegas gambler who wagers one million dollars that he can run three marathons in 24 hours. As exhaustion, injury, and doubt…
