dealt

{{Short description|2017 American documentary film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Dealt

| image = Dealt movie cover.png

| alt = DVD cover showing Turner holding a fanned group of cards in front of him

| caption = DVD cover

| director = Luke Korem

| producer = {{plainlist|

• Luke Korem
• Russell Wayne Groves
• Bradley Jackson (co-producer)
• Andrew Shinjang Lee (co-producer)

}}

| writer = {{plainlist|

• Luke Korem
• Bradley Jackson

}}

| story =

| starring = Richard Turner

| music = {{plainlist|

• Duncan Thum
• Sebastian Örnemark

}}

| cinematography = Jacob Hamilton

| editing = {{plainlist|

• Derek Boonstra
• Luke Korem

}}

| studio = {{plainlist|

• Keep On Running Pictures
• Ralph Smyth Entertainment
• White Stone Associates

}}

| distributor = IFC Films/ Sundance Selects

| released = {{Film date|2017|03|13|South by Southwest}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Dealt is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Luke Korem,{{Citation|title=Dealt|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3127902/|access-date=July 8, 2019}} about the life and career of Richard Turner, renowned as one of the world's greatest card magicians, though he is completely blind.

In the documentary, Richard traces his journey from his troubled childhood, when he began losing his vision, to present day as he relentlessly pursues perfection while struggling with the reality that his biggest weakness might also be his greatest strength. The film features extensive vérité footage of both Richard and his family as well as archive footage of Turner's many television appearances. The film features interviews with notable magicians including Turner, Johnny Thompson, Max Maven, Armando Lucero, and Jason England.

Dealt debuted at the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival in competition where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2017/film-festival-features-lineup/|title=SXSW Film Festival Announces 2017 Features Lineup|date=January 31, 2017|website=SXSW|language=en-US|access-date=July 8, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/sxsw-2017-audience-award-winners-1202011563/|title=SXSW Announces 2017 Audience Award Winners|last=Kelley|first=Seth|date=March 18, 2017|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=July 8, 2019}} Dealt went on to win four more audience awards and screened at festivals around the world including China and New Zealand. The film is distributed by IFC Films through Sundance Selects. In the US, the film can be viewed on Hulu, Amazon and iTunes. Internationally, it is available on Netflix.[https://deadline.com/2017/03/dealt-movie-richard-turner-sxsw-sundance-selects-1202054711/ "SXSW Winner 'Dealt' Ends Up In Sundance Selects' Hand"] Deadline, March 29, 2017.