Windfall and Misfortunes (2008)

Name: Windfall and Misfortunes
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Pierre Verville, Patrice Bélanger, Laurence Leboeuf, Sophie Cadieux, Dhanaé Audet-Beaulieu

Drama

On April 1st, 1986, Jean-Guy Lavigueur, an unemployed blue-collar worker and his family won 7.6 million dollars. At the time, it was the largest amount ever won at Loto-Quebec's 6/49 weekly draws. What should have been the beginning of a fairytale for the family turned rapidly into a nightmare...

IMDb rating: 7.7 (205 votes)
Episode average: 8.4 +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: FR
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

8.43 avg 6 episodes 8.5 → 8.6

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	La famille	8.5	7
2	Qui gagne perd	8.3	7
3	Le procès	8.3	7
4	Le château	8.5	7
5	Le cinéma	8.4	9
6	La clôture	8.6	8