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Director
Ross Whitaker
Credits
Producers: Aideen O’Sullivan, Ross Whitaker
Cinematographer: Alex Sapienza
Principal Cast
Stefan Klincewicz
Category
Documentary
When downtrodden 1980s Ireland inaugurated a National Lottery the people began to dream. For Cork-based mathematician Stefan Klincewicz, it was an obsession. Spotting a flaw in the system, he recruited a ragtag team of chancers, and masterminded an audacious plan to fix the draw the win the millions. The heist became public knowledge, and in a race against time, the lottery did everything they could to try and stop the steal, dividing the nation on a very public caper. The colourful raconteurs in Ross Whitaker’s documentary infuse this complex tale of system-beating derring-do with wry humour and impressive mathematical moxie. Awards Dublin Film Critics Award, Best Irish Film, Dublin International Film Festival 2025
86 minutes, Ireland, 2025, Colour
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AMÉLIE (25th ANNIVERSARY) 13.00
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MISSIONS IMPOSSIBLE (PROGRAMME 1) 13.00
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER 15.50, 18.20
FROM THE VAULTS: GARAGE 18.30
REBUILDING 13.30, 20.50
THE BLUE TRAIL 13.50, 18.10
THE DRAMA 16.00
THE STRANGER 15.40
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN 20.15
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