Two Lottery Tickets

Name: Two Lottery Tickets
Genre: Comedy
Released: May 21, 2021
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Alexandru Papadopol, Andi Vasluianu, Doru Boguta, Dragos Bucur, Elias Ferkin

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La Sarraz Pictures | Release Date: May 21, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Alexandru Papadopol, Andi Vasluianu, Doru Boguta, Dragos Bucur, Elias Ferkin, Elisa Calin, Ioana Florentina Dimitriu, Mircea Banu, Nora Cupcencu, Serban Pavlu

Summary: Sile (Dragoș Bucur) is an irresponsible carpenter who spends most afternoons at the pub, placing small bets, racking up a huge tab, and buying lottery tickets. He convinces his drinking buddy Dinel (Dorian Boguță), whose wife has just left him for an Italian, to play the lottery one hot afternoon. Borrowing a few Euro from PompiliuSile (Dragoș Bucur) is an irresponsible carpenter who spends most afternoons at the pub, placing small bets, racking up a huge tab, and buying lottery tickets. He convinces his drinking buddy Dinel (Dorian Boguță), whose wife has just left him for an Italian, to play the lottery one hot afternoon. Borrowing a few Euro from Pompiliu (Alexandru Papadopol), the local conspiracy theorist, Dinel plays the numbers on the off chance that a win would bring back his wife. After two petty criminals jack his fanny-pack and the winning ticket, the three guys spend what little money they have tracking down the thieves. Although all three guys are easy marks with zero talent for sleuthing, their wild goose chase around Dinel’s apartment complex precedes a road trip to Bucharest, where the two thugs might be about to cash in on the €6 million jackpot.… Expand

Director: Paul Negoescu

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Jun 2, 2021

Two Lottery Tickets is an existential-absurdist, dirty-kitchen-sink vision of ordinary lives that’s just funny and invigorating enough to hit a note of truth. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

Apr 10, 2017

A scrappy but at times uproarious Romanian comedy. Read full review

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

May 20, 2021

Negoescu has adapted a short story by Ion Luca Caragiale from 1901, and the lottery ticket concept is not necessarily novel, but he gives the film fresh zest with droll observations and pitifully endearing characters — all while poking meta fun at the austere Romanian New Wave movement he works within, and works to dismantle. Read full review

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth

May 20, 2021

Negoescu’s charmer plays out as a gentle, ambling, misadventure with three guys who work really hard to make their luck run out. On second thought, maybe this isn’t so different than the rest of the Romanian New Wave after all. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 20, 2021

Paul Negoescu’s deadpan film finds a few grins as it slowly gets up to speed, and manages a fine finish that makes it worth recommending. Read full review

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