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Windfall and Misfortunes (2008)
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Original name: Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
On April 1st, 1986, Jean-Guy Lavigueur, an unemployed blue-collar worker and his family won 7.6 million dollars. At the time, it was the largest amount ever won at Loto-Quebec's 6/49 weekly draws. What should have been the beginning of a fairytale for the family turned rapidly into a nightmare...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, tragicomedy, comedy drama, fairy tale, offbeat
Plot:
lottery winner, life is a bitch, society, unemployment, working class, dysfunctional family, rags to riches, poverty, lottery, family drama, greed, mishap, family conflict, cautionary tale, media circus, financial ruin, blue collar, celebrity culture, social commentary, jealousy, media manipulation, privilege, corruption, ambition, satire ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
quebec, canada, montreal, montreal quebec canada
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