A Stroke of Luck (2016)

Name: A Stroke of Luck
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2016-12-02
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Carmen Machi, Leo Harlem, Carlos Santos, Salva Reina, Jon Plazaola

A Stroke of Luck (2016), directed by Nacho G. Velilla, starring Carmen Machi and Leo Harlem.

12/02/2016 BR Comedy, Drama and Romance 1h 30m

User
score

Quiz about this movie

Synopsis

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.

Isaac VilaCinematography
Nacho G. VelillaDirector, Producer, Writer
Ángel Hernández ZoidoEditing
Mercedes GameroProducer

About the film

Villaviciosa de al lado is a 2016 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Nacho G. Velilla and starring an ensemble cast including Carmen Machi, Arturo Valls, Belén Cuesta and Macarena García.

Read the full article (1k characters)

Villaviciosa de al lado is a 2016 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Nacho G. Velilla and starring an ensemble cast including Carmen Machi, Arturo Valls, Belén Cuesta and Macarena García.

Plot

Luck seems to be smiling to the town of Villaviciosa de al Lado, as many people in the town have won a lottery prize. The happiness doesn't last, though, as the men bought the winning ticket at the local brothel, and can't cash it in because their wives would discover they have been there. Things take another turn for the worse when the local spa is forcefully closed due to some bad managing decisions from Anselmo, the town mayor, and many people start leaving Villaviciosa.

Cast

References

External links

Villaviciosa de al lado at IMDb

Text from Villaviciosa de al lado on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villaviciosa_de_al_lado

Trivia

It cost US$ 3.5 million and grossed US$ 12 million in theaters — 3.5 times its budget.
It premiered on December 2, 2016, a Friday.
It runs 1h30 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Villaviciosa de al lado".
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosAparte Producciones, Atresmedia Cine
CountriesSpain
LanguagesSpanish
BudgetUS$ 3,500,000
Box officeUS$ 12,304,617
StatusReleased

Videos

Cast

Quiz about this movie

Questions from the whole catalogue.

Play now

If you liked this one

Crew

Isaac Vila Cinematography
Nacho G. Velilla Director
Ángel Hernández Zoido Editing
Mercedes Gamero Producer
Mikel Lejarza Producer
Nacho G. Velilla Producer
Antonio Sánchez Writer
David S. Olivas Writer
Nacho G. Velilla Writer
Oriol Capel Writer

Questions about this film

What is A Stroke of Luck about?

A Stroke of Luck: 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 Lotter…

Who directed A Stroke of Luck?

A Stroke of Luck was directed by Nacho G. Velilla in 2016.

Who stars in A Stroke of Luck?

The cast of A Stroke of Luck includes Carmen Machi, Leo Harlem, Carlos Santos, Salva Reina and Jon Plazaola.

How long is A Stroke of Luck?

A Stroke of Luck runs for 90 minutes, or 1h30.

How much did A Stroke of Luck cost and how much did it make?

A Stroke of Luck had a budget of US$ 3,500,000 and took US$ 12,304,617 at the box office — 3.5 times its cost.