Rainer Werner Fassbinder's tragedy has a working-class lottery winner exploited by wealthy gay friends. Bitter and sharp, with Fassbinder himself as Fox, it is a cold study of class cruelty and love.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (7,720 votes)
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