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Villaviciosa De | Al Lado

(internationally titled A Stroke of Luck ) is a 2016 Spanish comedy film directed by Nacho G. Velilla that became a major box office hit in Spain. The Story

However, the "stroke of luck" comes with a scandalous twist: the winning tickets were sold at the local brothel. The "respectable" men of the village find themselves in a hilarious moral dilemma—they desperately need the money to save the town, but claiming it means admitting they were patrons of the brothel to their suspicious wives. Director: Nacho G. Velilla. Villaviciosa de al Lado

The film centers on a dying town called Villaviciosa de al Lado, which survives mainly on the fading fame of its 200-year-old spa. With the town teetering on bankruptcy and City Hall drowning in debt, salvation appears in the form of a massive Christmas Lottery win. (internationally titled A Stroke of Luck ) is

The film is available for streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in certain regions, and can also be found on Apple TV . A Stroke of Luck (2016) - IMDb The "respectable" men of the village find themselves

A bawdy and quirky comedy that explores themes of greed, identity, and the comedic complexity of keeping secrets in a small community.

It was one of the highest-grossing Spanish films of 2016. Where to Watch

The film features a prominent coral cast including Carmen Machi , Leo Harlem, Macarena García, and Arturo Valls.

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