Two Lottery Tickets

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Two Lottery Tickets

Released May 21, 2021

1h 26m

Comedy

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Three barflies embark on a road trip to recover a winning lottery ticket from thieves.

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Angie Han

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It feels almost like a series of vignettes... I loved how tiny and specific each slice of life feels.

Jun 3, 2021

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

"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.

May 28, 2021

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Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

New York Times

Negoescu... 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.

May 20, 2021

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

A wry social commentary in places. Mostly, though, Two Lottery Tickets has modest ambitions — to be, simply, an enjoyable comedy — a goal it surpasses thanks to its absurdist humor and pitch-perfect performances.

Sep 23, 2023

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Robert Horton

The Scarecrow

The comic ideas must come from the confines of that squared-off screen space -- and, indeed, the confines become a huge part of the comedy in at least a few set-ups.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 11, 2021

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

A wry buddy comedy from rural Romania.

Rated: 3/5

May 28, 2021

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Some fellas are in desperate need of money. They struggle through their daily life, earning an honest living but they just never seem to have enough dough. They chip in for a lottery ticket and well - they win 6 million. The problem is that the ticket is stolen so they are up for a road trip to find it. It's lovely paced and has a great slow build up, the storytelling is great! Some jokes are OK, but it's never that funny. It's working out just fine and I have seen other Eastern European films within the same category that was straight up boring. I'm glad this one is not that bad. A bit easy to figure and few stand out scenes makes this OK entertainment. 6 out of 10 refrigerators.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Paul Negoescu

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Mircea Banu

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Dorian Boguta

Dinel Petre

Dragos Bucur

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Three barflies embark on a road trip to recover a winning lottery ticket from thieves.

Director: Paul Negoescu
Producer: Dragos Bucur
Screenwriter: Paul Negoescu
Distributor: Dekanalog
Production Co: ActorieDeFilm, Papillon Film, Kirkland
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Romanian
Release Date (Theaters): May 21, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 6, 2021
Runtime: 1h 26m

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