Fox and His Friends
“Survival of the fittest.”
Drama
Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class roots, and the shiny new facade of middle class consciousness.
VIBE
A poignant, sometimes harsh, look at a man's dreams colliding with reality. It's a story about the intoxicating allure of wealth and acceptance, and the painful price of climbing the social ladder, leaving old selves behind.
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