Lotto Land
| Lotto Land | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Rubino |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rufus Standefer |
| Edited by | Jack Haigis |
| Music by | The Holmes Brothers |
| Distributed by | Cinepix Film Properties |
Release date | June 1995 (Avignon Film Festival) |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Lotto Land is a 1995 American drama film starring Lawrence Gilliard Jr. and Wendell Holmes.[1][2]
Plot
The picture combines the storylines of two single-parent households in a poor, racially-diverse part of Brooklyn. One story concerns a young black man, who would like to remove himself from his drug-using friends. The young man falls in love with a Latina girl, who is intending to go to university on a full scholarship. The second story entwines the lives of those characters' parents: the mother of one character works in the local liquor store; the father of the other works for the telephone company. The narrative unfolds as a winning lottery ticket worth twenty-seven million dollars is sold to a local customer at the liquor store.
Cast
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Hank
- Wendell Holmes as Milt
- Barbara Gonzalez as Joy
- Suzanne Costallos as Florence
- Jaime Tirelli as Popi
- Paul Calderón as Reinaldo
- Luis Guzmán as Ricki
- Terrence Howard as Warren
- John Ortiz as Coco
- Daphne Rubin-Vega as Gloria
References
- ^ Holden, Stephen (19 April 1996). "FILM REVIEW;A Brooklyn Enclave Feverish With Love and the Lottery". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ Hartl, John (26 September 1995). "'Lotto Land' Reflects The New American Dream". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
External links
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