OLD FOX

SHOWTIME: Saturday July 27th at 12PM

SYNOPSIS: In 1989, eleven-year-old LIAO Jie and his father have been saving money, hoping that they will be able to buy a house of their own in three years. However, they fail to notice that the world is rapidly changing.

The property prices have rocketed, and in the blink of an eye, their savings are not enough anymore. In frustration, LIAO comes to realize the harsh reality of being poor. In contrast to his father, their landlord, whom people call “Old Fox,” emerges as a winner, and he seems to be a better mentor to LIAO. Old Fox teaches LIAO how to survive in this cruel society, and that is something his father has never taught him.

Nonetheless, LIAO ends up hurting Old Fox with what he has learned from Old Fox. On the other hand, just like his father, LIAO is someone who always empathizes with others, and it is this quality that stops LIAO from becoming another “Old Fox.”

DIRECTOR: HSIAO Ya-Chuan | LANGUAGE: Mandarin

YEAR: 2023 | RUNNING TIME: 112 minutes | COLOR

COUNTRY: Taiwan | GENRE: Period Family Coming-of-age Drama