The Lottery

A grim, slow-burning dystopian drama that feels tense and emotionally heavy, with a constant sense of impending doom.

Genres

Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy

Starring

Marley Shelton, Michael Graziadei, Athena Karkanis

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.

How it feels

Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Survival, power, corruption, family

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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