Characters & Themes
The Lottery (1996) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1996 · 92 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Daniel Sackheim
- Starring
- Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Corey, Keri Russell, Stephen Root, Joe Chrest, Don Hartman
After years away, he returns to his quiet hometown of Icara, Maine, only to uncover a dark, hidden tradition. The secret ritual performed by the community is linked to his mother’s untimely death and the subsequent mental breakdown of his father, plunging the town into a chilling mystery.
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