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A Stroke of Luck

Dec 2, 2016 · 1h 30m
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Villaviciosa de al Lado is a peaceful town stuck in time, living exclusively of the fame of a 200 years-old spa. Therefore, city hall's debts threatens to close the spa and ruin all town. Their salvation becomes when suddenly mayor Anselmo and the rest of members of city hall realize that they won the Christmas Lottery. But their happiness turns in horror after to discover that the prize belongs to a serial number distributed by the town's brothel, causing the suspicion of the wives and fear of the husbands after a TV interview where Mari, brothel's owner, claims that the almost men of the town will have prize from the lottery. Wanting a way to charge the prize to save the town without having to suffer the anger of their respective women, Anselmo, Ricardo, César, Juandi and Paco plots a plan in order to steal the money from the brothel, meanwhile Mari tries reconcile her stranded life and restore the memory of her deceased father, a former mayor.

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CAST

Carmen Machi
Mari
Leo Harlem
Anselmo
Carlos Santos
Ricardo
Salva Reina
Nino
Jon Plazaola
Carlos
Boré Buika
Padre Benjamín
Arturo Valls
César
Antonio Pagudo
Juandi
Directed by Nacho G. Velilla

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
ES
Budget
$3,500,000
Revenue
$12,304,617
Production
Aparte Producciones, Atresmedia Cine
Country
ES

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