Fei works illegally as a sex-worker in order to support his family, where relations are strained. As he rekindles with his first love Xialoai, he is forced to confront the guilt of his repressed past. A film about love and crossing paths, Moneyboys also paints the portrait of a certain Chinese youth, torn between a disorientated, but liberated life in big cities, and the oppressive, protected family life in a faraway province.
