A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 10, 2021
Original Title:
Beginner's Luck
Genres:
Romance
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 10
Holly Dorfer is a grifter. Her life has been a series of let downs. She finally believes she's hit the big time with her new young, rich and handsome husband. But it turns out he was a bigger con than she. When he comes to an untimely death, Holly is left with nothing but half a lottery ticket. The other half of the ticket is in the hands of Eric Beck; he just doesn't know he has it. And it's a winning ticket. It's up to to Holly to convince the unemployed Eric to take her on a road trip where she plans to relieve him of his half of the ticket and collect the winnings. All appears to be going to plan until she falls in love with the unemployed novelist.
Director:
Carlo Liconti
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