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A family is caught up in the trap of illegal gambling in this independent drama from the Philippines. LV (Laurice Guillen) is a middle-aged woman who supports herself and her family by running an illegal off-track betting operation out of her home. However, as LV's operation becomes more successful, she has to pay more of her profits to police and the mob until she's barely making any money at all. LV's obsession with gaming and risk seems to have been passed down to her children; Ace (Jay Manalo) helps look after horses at the track, and he's been offered a hefty bribe to injure a horse in hopes of fixing a race. Daisy (Rosanna Roces) is on the run from a gang of thugs as well as police who want information on her mother's business. And Bingo (Joem Bascon) is waiting for his girlfriend to decide she's ready to have sex -- in part because he made bets with his friends on when she'll finally go to bed with him. Karera (aka Ante) was one of three films director Adolfo Alix Jr. released in 2009.