Films

Xiao-hong, a painfully shy, almost thirty-year-old fish store employee, lives alongside his control-freak mother, Meiling, who seemingly calls all the shots in his life. After a catastrophic blind date set up by Meiling, Xiao-hong’s cousin decides to take him to a sleazy local hotel that houses an underground prostitution business, hoping Xiao-hong can gain some experience with women. Although Xiao-hong’s first experience leads him to run away in a panic , he eventually develops a meaningful yet unconventional relationship with Sister Lele, an older woman who runs the escort business. Mama Boy offers a comedic tale of delayed first love, and the unconventional journey to find it.