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Almost 2 decades down the line after his lesser-known debut feature film “Hotel Splendid” which starred Daniel Craig and Toni Collette as people trying to salvage a health resort, director Terence Gross revisits the narrative with his new film “A Fistful of Karma.” While there are no bickering, competing leads to be found in the mix in the new movie, both of them hinge on the absurdness of the premise and the eccentricity of its characters.

Believe it or not, “A Fistful of Karma. ” is based on a true story and is set in a retreat center in rural Tuscany named “Il Santuario.” Run by a group of odd, zonked-out party animals who are never, ever aware that their self-destructive nature might lead them on the road to economic crisis, the film essentially feels like a stoner comedy but without a single blunt being blazed in plain sight. I’m sure...