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In summer 2006, twenty-year-old Gerald Yeung and his four childhood friends from Hong Kong travel to South America and Africa on their parents' dime. Confronted by challenges foreign to their privileged upbringing, the self-proclaimed Wannabe Backpackers persevere in their Christian Dior clothes. They make plans to do it again when they turn thirty. The decade that follows doesn’t go exactly to plan. Gerald leaves Hong Kong to chase the American Dream in a town of 20,000 and subzero winters. Others pursue a fast-and-furious life in Hong Kong, walking the fine line between popularity and notoriety. They all experience failed relationships, career setbacks, and a decreasing ability to impress girls at clubs. All this is a far cry from the world domination they have predicted. The summer of their thirtieth birthday, they hit the road again to fulfill a lifelong dream — the 2016 UEFA European Championship. Following the tournament across Europe, they leave their mark the Hong Kong way. From devouring jumbo sushi platters at a club, to cowering in the corner during a bull run, they take Europe by storm, one unsuspecting city at a time. Set in European soccer’s most anticipated event, Kong Boys traces a friendship that transcends distance, culture, and time, dovetailing the different trajectories of seven boys in a decade of vast changes in Hong Kong. Kong Boys is a celebration of youth, brotherhood, and a sport of incomparable beauty.