
29 Jun 2018

Animal World
Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of chance in international waters aboard a disused warship.
The Fix. The Gamble. The Betrayal. The Threat.
Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.
Carolyn Carver
Detective Brunner
Clyde Snow
Godfrey Snow
Tom Carver
Augie
Walter
Victor
Caribbean Woman
Darius Jackson
Coach Washington
Nicole Carver
Veronica
Claudia
Murph
Jill
Writer in Coffee Shop
Retiree
Announcer
Lady Winner
29 Jun 2018
Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of chance in international waters aboard a disused warship.
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