Highland Park (2013)

Directed by

Andrew Meieran

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of high school teachers in Detroit band together after their jobs are cut due to budget cuts. They have been playing the lottery for ten years and hope their numbers finally come through. The movie focuses on their financial worries and the friendship that holds them together.

lightheartedhopefulcommunity-focusedeveryday strugglesunderdog spiritmildly comedicurban-setpoignant

What happens

Highland Park is a 2013 American dramedy film directed by Andrew Meieran and starring Danny Glover, Parker Posey and Billy Burke. Based in Detroit, it is about a high school faculty lottery pool that hopes the lucky numbers they've played for ten years will finally pay off, after discovering budget cuts have eliminated their jobs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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