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The Lottery is a american film of genre Drama directed by Daniel Sackheim released in USA on 29 september 1996 with Keri Russell

The Lottery (1996)

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Released in USA 29 september 1996
Length 1h40
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Fantastic,    Horror
Rating59% 2.950712.950712.950712.950712.95071

La Loterie (titre original : The Lottery) est un téléfilm américain de 1996, réalisé par Daniel Sackheim sur un scénario d'Anthony Spinner, d'après la nouvelle La Loterie de Shirley Jackson. Il a été diffusé pour la première fois le 29 septembre 1996 aux États-Unis sur NBC.

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Le père de Jason Smith, sur son lit de mort, lui fait promettre de disperser ses cendres sur la tombe de sa femme, la mère de Jason, morte alors que Jason était encore très jeune. Jason accepte cette requête et doit de ce fait retourner dans le village natal de sa mère, là où elle est enterrée, là où il a lui-même vécu ses premières années mais dont il n'a presque plus aucun souvenir, ayant déménagé avec son père, à la suite de la mort de sa mère. Alors qu'il est dans le cimetière pour accomplir sa promesse, il remarque avec étonnement que presque toutes les tombes indiquent une date de décès identique, le même jour, le même mois, mais avec une année d'écart à chaque fois. Face à cette étonnante constatation, il fouille dans sa mémoire et lui revient alors un souvenir flou d'une loterie particulière qui se tenait dans ce village…

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