Scratched

Scratched

There's no such thing as easy money.

2005 · 85 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Five university students in North Queensland, Australia, spend one insane summer night tearing their share house apart looking for a hidden million-dollar scratch lottery ticket, as outside, a catastrophic tropical cyclone looms.

Directed by Travis Bain

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