Beat The Lotto: New Tour Announced Across Northern Ireland
Film Hub NI is pleased to announce a new Collective tour of Beat The Lotto, screening at community cinemas and film clubs across Northern Ireland this November and December.
When downtrodden 1980s Ireland inaugurated a National Lottery, the people began to dream. For Cork-based mathematician Stefan Klincewicz, it became an obsession. Spotting a flaw in the system, he recruited a ragtag team of chancers and masterminded an audacious plan to fix the draw and 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.
Director Ross Whitaker fashions this unbelievable true story into a gripping thriller, mirroring the tension felt by the public as the lottery authorities caught wind of the plan. With insightful interviews and fantastic archival footage, the film is a look back at Ireland in the 1990s and a compelling tale of one man’s attempt to outsmart the system.
"...invests this pre-Celtic Tiger tale with the punch-the-air rhythms of a sports movie." – Irish Times
Tour Dates & Venues
- Subterranean Community Cinema, Omagh – Wednesday 19th November
- Newcastle Community Cinema – Saturday 22nd November
- Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy – Thursday 27th November
- Portrush Film Theatre – Thursday 4th December
- The School House Cinema Club, Hilltown – Sunday 7th December
Presented in partnership with Eclipse Pictures and supported by Film Hub NI as part of the BFI Film Audience Network, this tour brings Beat The Lotto to audiences in some of Northern Ireland’s most vibrant community venues.
Tickets are available directly from each venue - full details are here.