Fei turns to prostitution to support his family, but they reject his sexuality.
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Fei works illegally as a hustler in order to support his family, yet when he realizes they are willing to accept his money but not his way of life, there is a major breakdown in their relations. Through his relationship to the headstrong Long, Fei seems able to find a new lease on life, but then he encounters Xiaolai, the love of his youth, who confronts him with the guilt of his repressed past.
"It is the feature film debut of Chinese filmmaker C.B. Yi, selected for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. With a clear inspiration in Tsai Ming Liang's cinema (there are scenes that obviously allude to 'The River'), 'Moneyboys' presents a captivating and contemplative atmosphere to tell the story of Fei, a young gay man from a small town who decides to travel to the city and prostitute himself in order to financially support his family. However, his heart breaks when he discovers that his family will accept his money but not his homosexuality. It is a deeply melancholic film, in which traditional rural values and those of large cosmopolitan cities converge in the existence of one person."