Moneyboys (Chinese: 金錢男孩MONEYBOYS) is a 2021 Taiwanese-Austrian drama film written and directed by C.B.Yi (as his first feature film), and starring Kai Ko, Chloe Maayan, J.C. Lin, Bai Yufan and Sun Qiheng. In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3][4][5][6] The film had been a theatrical release in Taiwan on November 19, 2021 distributed by Cola Film.[7] It is now streaming on Mubi[8] and available on Amazon Prime Video.[9]

Moneyboys
Film poster
Traditional	尋找
Simplified	寻找
Mandarin	Xúnzhǎo
Directed by	C.B. Yi
Written by	C.B. Yi
Starring	Kai Ko Chloe Maayan
Production companies	Arte France Cinéma KGP Filmproduktion La Compagnie Cinématographique Panache Productions Zorba Production
Distributed by	ARP Sélection Flash Forward Entertainment Avalon eksystent distribution Cola Films (Taiwan)
Release dates	July 12, 2021 (2021-07-12) (Cannes) January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21) (Austria) November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17) (Belgium) November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19) (Taiwan) June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10) (Mubi)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Countries	Taiwan Austria France Belgium
Languages	Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• Kai Ko as Liang Fei
• Chloe Maayan as Lulu, Liang Hong/ Li Yu
• Bai Yufan as Liang Long
• JC Lin as Han Xiaolai
• Sun Qiheng as Chen Wei
• Zach Lu as Xiangdong
• Daphne Low as Alian
• Chen Mu as Guo Yong
• Brando Huang as Client Zhang
• Lin I-hsiung as Fei's grandfather

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Moneyboys at IMDb
• Moneyboys at Douban (in Chinese)