Two Lottery Tickets

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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.

  • Year
    2016
  • Runtime
    86 minutes
  • Language
    Romanian
  • Country
    Romania
  • Premiere
    Transilvania International Film Festival
  • Director
    Paul Negoescu
  • Screenwriter
    Paul Negoescu
  • Producer
    Dragos Bucur
  • Executive Producer
    Ovidiu Dunel-Stancu
  • Co-Producer
    Paul Negoescu, Dorian Boguta, Alexandru Papadopol, Jesús del Cerro, Rodrigo Ruiz Tarazona
  • Filmmaker
    Paul Negoescu
  • Cast
    Dorian Boguta, Dragos Bucur, Alexandru Papadopol
  • Cinematographer
    Ana Draghici
  • Editor
    Alexandru Radu
  • Production Design
    Malina Ionescu
  • Music
    Flora Pop, Alin Zabrauteanu