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A Bad Stroke of Luck (2001)

A Bad Stroke of Luck poster
Original title
Mala Racha
Directed by
Daniela Speranza
Genre
drama film
Country
Uruguay
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows four people in Montevideo who struggle with bad luck from slot machines. Each character deals with the consequences of their gambling in a dreary urban setting.

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What happens

Mala racha es una película uruguaya de 2001. Dirigida por Daniela Speranza, es una comedia dramática protagonizada por Roberto Suárez, Rosana López, Laila Reyes, Mario Ferreira, Walter Speranza, Lydia Chipas y Eduardo Migliónico, sobre las historias de cuatro montevideanos y su mala suerte en las máquinas tragamonedas.​​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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