ECLIPSE PICTURES ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF
BEAT THE LOTTO
A FILM BY ROSS WHITAKER
IN IRISH CINEMAS ON 4 JULY 2025
FROM THE AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR OF KATIE, BETWEEN LAND AND SEA
WINNER OF BEST IRISH FILM AWARD BY DUBLIN FILM CRITICS’ CIRCLE AT 2025 DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
IN IRISH CINEMAS JULY 4
Directed by: Ross Whitaker
Eclipse Pictures will release the award-winning feature documentary BEAT THE LOTTO, directed by Ross Whitaker, in selected cinemas across Ireland on 4 July 2025. The film received its World Premiere at the Dublin International Film Festival in February 2025, where it was awarded Best Irish Film by the Dublin Film Critics’ Circle.
When downtrodden 1980s Ireland inaugurated a National Lottery the people began to dream. For Stefan it was an obsession. Seeing a flaw in the system, he attempted to fix the draw but the heist became public and the lottery tried to stop him, dividing the nation on a very public caper.
When downtrodden 1980s Ireland inaugurated a National Lottery the people began to dream. For Cork-based mathematician Stefan Klincewicz, it was an obsession. Spotting a flaw in the system, he recruited a ragtag team of chancers, and masterminded an audacious plan to fix the draw the win the millions. The heist became public knowledge, and in a race against time, the lottery did everything they could to try and stop the steal, dividing the nation on a very public caper.
TRUE FILMS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH FÍS ÉIREANN / SCREEN IRELAND
Cert: G; Running Time: 81 mins
#BEATTHELOTTO
For venues and screening times please visit www.beatthelottofilm.com
