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Kirk Jones makes his directorial debut with a charming story about the small Irish village of Tullymore (Tulaigh More) where one of the 52 inhabitants wins the lottery jackpot of nearly seven million pounds. When no-one claims it the town goes on a search to find out why. What they find is old Ned Devine dead, a smile on his face, clutching the winning ticket. In Ireland the lottery winnings must be claimed by the purchaser - so local schemer Jackie O’Shea (Ian Bannen) hatches a scheme to impersonate the recently departed Ned. What ensues is a community coming together in the hopes of getting the money to split it 51 ways, what they learn is the importance of friendship and the true value of money.
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ACMI Identifier
313574
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gambling
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Gambling
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)