Lottery

Lottery

2017•1h 30m•7.0/10

ComedyDramaTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(1)

Philipp wishes to give his terminally ill father Walter one last treat. To coax him out of his hospital bed he tells a white lie: Philipp pretends that his father has won the lottery.

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Production

Zodiac Pictures, SRF

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Urs Jucker

Urs Jucker

Philipp

Peter Freiburghaus

Peter Freiburghaus

Walter

Liliane Amuat

Liliane Amuat

Susanne

Philippe Graber

Philippe Graber

Hunziker

Lale Yavaş

Lale Yavaş

Anna

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