“Two Lottery Tickets”, granted a Special Mention at the Zürich Film Festival

     Două lozuri/ Two Lottery Tickets (directed by Paul Negoescu), starring Dragoş Bucur, Dorian Boguţă and Alexandru Papadopol in the leading roles, won the Special Mention of the Jury at the Film Festival in Zürich.

     The Romanian comedy was represented at the Festival by actor Dorian Boguță, by director and screenwriter Paul Negoescu, director of photography Ana Drăghici and executive producer Ovidiu Stancu, with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Vienna.
     After its international premiere in Zürich, the film is taking part these days in the competition of the Francophone Film International Festival held in Namur, Belgium. The festival's screenings will take place on 1 and 3 October, with director Paul Negoescu and director of photography Ana Drăghici in attendance. An interview taken by AaRC to the two filmmakers may be viewed here.
     Two Lottery Tickets tells the comical story of three men from a small town who win the big lottery prize, but shortly after the winning ticket disappears, so the three have to embark in a journey to recover it. Inspired by the short story by I. L. Caragiale, “Two Lottery Tickets”, the film will be released in movie theatres all over the country starting on 7 October.