Two Lottery Tickets
Romania, Spain • 2016
The next generation of Romanian filmmaking talent finally arrives in the U.S. with Paul Negoescu and Two Lottery Tickets. A buddy comedy produced on a shoestring budget, starring three of the most recognizable faces in Romanian movies, Two Lottery Tickets suggests Pineapple Express by way of Abbas Kiarostami.
A winsome, riotous comedy of errors, Negoescu’s second feature is an audience-friendly social satire which merges a stoner’s shaggy-dog story with the sophisticated, intensely realistic style that has made the Romania cinema one of the most popular national film movements in the world.
Police, Adjective star Dragoș Bucur plays against type as Sile, 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.
Unpretentious, well-acted, and consistently hilarious, Two Lottery Tickets is a breezy reminder of the eternal essentials for good comedy: smart performances, a clever and intuitive style, and an irresistibly, unpredictable yarn.
Runtime
Language
Subtitles
Color
Format
Sound
86 minutes
Romanian
English
Color
1.85:1
5.1
Paul Negoescu
Dorian Boguță, Dragoș Bucur, Alexandru Papadopo
Director & writer
Starring
BLU-RAY
DETAILS
Region A 2-Disc Blu-ray
English subtitles for both films
TWO LOTTERY TICKETS:
MONICA COMES BACK (2014) - Short Film
Video Introductions by Filmmaker Paul Negoescu
Theatrical Trailer
Booklet Essay by Mihai Chirilov, Artistic Director of the Transilvania International Film Festival
A MONTH IN THAILAND:
Audio Commentary featuring Filmmaker Paul Negoescu, Co-Writer Vlad Trandafir, and Editor Alexandru Radu
HORIZON (2012) - Short Film
DERBY (2010) - Short Film
Video Introductions by Filmmaker Paul Negoescu
Theatrical Trailer
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