A Stroke of Luck (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, A Stroke of Luck is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Nacho G. Velilla, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. Villaviciosa de al Lado is a peaceful town stuck in time, living exclusively of the fame of a 200 years-old spa. Therefore, city hall's debts threatens to close the spa and ruin all town. Their salvation becomes when suddenly mayor Anselmo and the rest of members of city hall realize that they won the Christmas Lottery. But their happiness turns in horror after to discover that the prize belongs to a serial number distributed by the town's brothel, causing the suspicion of the wives and fear of the husbands after a TV interview where Mari, brothel's owner, claims that the almost men of the town will have prize from the lottery. Wanting a way to charge the prize to save the town without having to suffer the anger of their respective women, Anselmo, Ricardo, César, Juandi and Paco plots a plan in order to steal the money from the brothel, meanwhile Mari tries reconcile her stranded life and restore the memory of her deceased father, a former mayor.

Who’s in it. A Stroke of Luck stars Carmen Machi as Mari, Leo Harlem as Anselmo, Carlos Santos as Ricardo and Macarena García as Sole, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, A Stroke of Luck has proved divisive with audiences. It went on to earn $12.3M at the box office.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Stroke of Luck page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Stroke of Luck tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.