Thriller based on cartoonist Peter O' Donnell's story about an orphaned girl who survives wars, deserts, & sundry hardships to become the tough manager of a Tangiers casino. Deflecting demands by a terrorist leader (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) while also creatively keeping hostages alive, Modesty (Alexandra Staden) agrees to a game of roulette with the strongman. She plays for lives; he plays to hear chapters from her unknown life, reluctantly told.