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"Crypto Boy" is the Dutch-produced live-action feature, written and directed by Shady El-Hamus, set in the world of 'cryptocurrency', starring Shahine El-Hamus, Sabri Saad El-Hamus and Minne Koole, now streaming on Netflix:

"...'Amir' (Shahine El-Hamus) is a delivery boy for a burrito restaurant owned by his father 'Omar' (Sabri Saad El-Hamus) in Amsterdam.

"During a food delivery, he stumbles upon an electrifying seminar by 'Roy' (Minne Koole) of 'Crypcore Capital', who leverages a mistrust of flailing institutions to encourage investors to take a risk on his venture.

"Amir is dazzled and gets hooked from the jump, convincing himself of opportunities available by investing small amounts for large returns, despite his father’s insistence that the way to build a life is through the accumulation of hard work.

"After Roy catches Amir making a successful pitch to a prospective client, the company’s newest employee quickly finds himself on a growth trajectory.

"Crypto Boy" is a new Dutch-produced feature, written and directed by Shady El-Hamus, set in the world of 'cryptocurrency', starring Shahine El-Hamus, Sabri Saad El-Hamus and Minne Koole, now streaming on Netflix:

"...'Amir' (Shahine El-Hamus) is a delivery boy for a burrito restaurant owned by his father 'Omar' (Sabri Saad El-Hamus) in Amsterdam.

"During a food delivery, he stumbles upon an electrifying seminar by 'Roy' (Minne Koole) of 'Crypcore Capital', who leverages a mistrust of flailing institutions to encourage investors to take a risk on his venture.

"Amir is dazzled and gets hooked from the jump, convincing himself of opportunities available by investing small amounts for large returns, despite his father’s insistence that the way to build a life is through the accumulation of hard work.

"After Roy catches Amir making a successful pitch to a prospective client, the company’s newest employee quickly finds himself on a growth trajectory.

It’s always the father-son stories that get me. Bicycle Thieves, This Boy’s Life and The Pursuit of Happyness, to name a few. There are so many more. There is just something about them, and the ones I named are at the top of the list, if you know what I mean. Even the ones that are a little shoddy at times generate a lot of emotions in me, especially if they feature a conflict between a father and a son. Netflix’s Crypto Boy has a nice template for its story to work. The beats are there, and the film is shot very well.

Crypto Boy‘s plot revolves around Omar and Amir. There is a bit in the names as well. Amir, the only son of the widower Omar, has great ambition in him, not just to earn money but to ‘generate wealth’, a catchphrase heard at a convention related to cryptocurrency.

Pain Hustlers and new seasons of Big Mouth and Elite are among the high-profile new projects debuting on Netflix in October.

Directed by David Yates, Pain Hustlers is a crime drama set in the world of pharmaceuticals. The film, which boasts a starry cast that includes Emily Blunt, Chris Evans and Andy García, debuts on Oct. 27.

On Oct. 20, Netflix launches the seventh season of Big Mouth. The penultimate season of the animated comedy heads to high school but the awkward moments and growing pains for Andrew Glouberman (John Mulaney) and Nick Birch (Nick Kroll) continue.

Also on Oct. 20, the seventh season of global hit Elite hits Netflix. There’s more trouble in store for the students of Las Encinas with Omar Shanaa (Omar Ayuso) back, Ivan (André Lamoglia) mending a broken heart and Isadora (Valentina Zenere) dealing with her criminal family.

Earlier this month, the streamer launched Beckham, a docuseries...

Plenty of haunted, Halloween and holiday options will crop up on Netflix in the month of October. The harvest doesn’t seem too lean despite the almost five-month writers strike that viewers are sure to feel next year, but at least the WGA and AMPTP have reached a deal, and hopefully, SAG-AFTRA is not too far behind. Luckily, Halloween and fall have a classic canon of films and TV shows that stretches back decades, and some of those staple watches will be available through Netflix throughout the month.

Movies include “Casper,” “Scarface” and the first two “The Amazing Spider-Man” films. New arrivals worth the wait include Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” starring Zendaya and Timotheé Chalamet among other heavy hitters, “Fair Play” with Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich and David Yates’ “Pain Hustlers” starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans. Mike Flanagan’s “Fall of the House of Usher” is sure to...

There are a few standout new releases on Netflix in October, but it’s a rather quiet month on the world’s most popular streaming service otherwise!

Highlights this month include a brand-new series from Spook Master Mike Flanagan. The Fall of the House of Usher is a gothic tale loosely based on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe, and tells the story of two extremely unpleasant siblings whose family dynasty ends up going to hell in a handbasket. Before you ask: yes, Rahul Kohli is in it. That’s all that a lot of people need to know here (we’re people).

Elsewhere, Netflix is dropping a few interesting-looking docuseries, including one on football legend David Beckham. It promises to be an “intimate portrait” of Beckham, and the filmmakers were apparently granted unprecedented access to the sportsman and his family while making it.

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