Lottery
Mohammad Hossein MahdavianCast
Saed Soheili Ziba Karamali Hamid Farrokhnezhad 
Hadi Hejazifar Javad Ezati Nader Soleimani
Credits
Written by: Ebrahim Amini
Plot
Two Iranian teenagers in love want to get married, travel to the US to get a green card and live there, but their parents object. With not enough money saved, they pin their hopes on winning the state lottery to fund their trip, but tragedy derails their plans.
Sinekatalog’s take
Lottery (2018) is a Iranian drama directed by Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian. It stars Saed Soheili, Ziba Karamali and Hamid Farrokhnezhad. It runs 114 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.6 / 10 (3,934 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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