After a 20-year-old butts heads with his father over their struggling family business amid increasing gentrification, he gets involved in a shady cryptocurrency start-up. As he becomes close friends with a crypto entrepreneur, his father suspects his son’s new trajectory may be leading down the wrong path. 

Directed by Shady El-Hamus, Crypto Boy was written by El-Hamus and his Forever Rich and About That Life co-writer, Jeroen Scholten van Aschat. The film stars El-Hamus’s brother, Shahine El-Hamus, and father, Sabri Saad El-Hamus. Crypto Boy is El-Hamus’ second movie with Netflix. 

“A long cherished wish of mine is coming true with my third feature film, where I tell a father-son story in which my father and little brother play the leading roles,” El-Hamus told Netflix. “It is a very special project that’s close to my heart, and we look forward to sharing it with the world.”

When will Crypto Boy be released?

Stream it now.

Shahine El-Hamus as Amir and Isabelle Kafando as Ima in Crypto Boy

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Where can I find the trailer for Crypto Boy?

Check it out at the top of this article. 

Who’s in the cast of Crypto Boy?

• Shahine El-Hamus (Promise of Pisa) as Amir, a delivery person
• Sabri Saad El-Hamus (Oogappels) as Omar, Amir’s father and the owner of the Mexican restaurant, Burrito
• Minne Koole (Open Seas) as Roy, the founder of Crypcore Capital
• Isabelle Kafando (Zomervacht) as Ima, Amir’s friend
• Manoushka Zeegelaar-Breeveld (All Inclusive) as Jetty, a server at Burrito who’s Omar’s friend and neighbor 
• Leny Breederveld (De Luizenmoeder) as Ans, Amir and Omar’s neighbor
• Raymond Thiry (The Paradise Suite) as Ger, Amir and Omar’s neighbor 
• Loes Schnepper (Ome Cor) as Bertha, Amir and Omar’s neighbor 
• Jonas Smulders (Forever Rich) as Danny, who works in the kitchen at Burrito
• Kendrick Etmon (Forever Rich) as Suavé, a Crypcore investor
• Tobias Kersloot (Do Not Hesitate) as Gianni, a Crypcore employee
• Yari van der Linden (Dirty Lines) as Brian, a Crypcore employee

Shahine El-Hamus as Amir in Crypto Boy

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What happens in Crypto Boy?

Amir has big dreams and lots of ideas. When he’s not delivering food for his father Omar’s Mexican restaurant, Burrito, he’s slingin’ mustache oil to naive teens to make some cash on the side. As gentrification changes the face of Amir and Omar’s district, Amir grows frustrated: There’s a way to make this restaurant more hip to match the new vibe of the neighborhood, but Omar rejects all his son’s ideas. Omar, who can barely trust Amir with making deliveries on time, thinks his son is irresponsible and isn’t equipped to run the family business someday. 

When a large real estate company buys the block and doubles the rent, Amir and Omar realize they may lose both the restaurant and their home. But when Amir meets a charismatic crypto bro named Roy, he sees a way out. Determined to prove himself to his father, Amir loses himself in Roy’s crypto start-up, while Omar grows increasingly suspicious of his son’s new career.

Shahine El-Hamus as Amir and Minne Koole as Roy in Crypto Boy

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Is Crypto Boy based on a book?

No, it’s not based on a book.

Is Crypto Boy based on a true story?

No, the film is fictional. 

Where does Crypto Boy take place?

The film takes place in Zaandam, Netherlands, and in the borough of Amsterdam-Oost. 

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