The Lottery

6.0IMDb Score
Released:2014-07-20
Duration:60 min
Director:
Actors:Marley Shelton, Michael Graziadei, Athena Karkanis, David Alpay, Martin Donovan
Production:Warner Horizon Television, Grady Twins Productions

Overview:

Set in a dystopian future when women have stopped having children, "The Lottery" reveals a world staring down the barrel of impending extinction. Remarkably, 100 embryos are successfully fertilized and a national lottery is held to decide the surrogates. As conflict, control and mystery over this global crisis unfolds, the government’s interests and power begin to dominate, igniting a highly controversial debate over our fundamental and personal freedom to raise a family.

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