结束了墨西哥的假期,正值青春年少的梅尔(佩顿·里斯特 Peyton List 饰)和茱尔丝(卡梅隆·古德曼 Cameron Goodman 饰)乘夜晚的航班回到洛杉矶。适值深夜,大雨瓢泼,贪图便宜的两个女孩和刚刚认识的青年塞斯(詹姆斯·辛德 James Snyder 饰)、马特(戴夫·鲍尔 Dave Power 饰)搭上一辆深色的机场巴士。除梅尔等人之外,还有一个中年人与他们同行。
四个年轻人相谈甚欢,不知不觉间却被司机(Tony Curran 饰)拉入一条陌生的道路。由于一个意外,巴士半路抛锚。正当众人手忙脚乱之际,司机露出狰狞面目。他收掉他们的手机,并准备实施抢劫。面对这个凶恶的歹徒,她们是该束手就擒,还是伺机逃命呢?
缠绵悱恻20年,金钱之爱根据以色列移民在美国追逐梦想的真人真事改编。故事开始于1973年的Tel Aviv,在那Izek在脏乱差的环境下成长,街头混混经常光顾的地下赌场就开在他家酒吧的后面。这所赌场是罪恶的温床,逐渐侵蚀着Izek和他的家人。最后迫不得已,举家迁至洛杉矶。为了追逐梦想重头来过,Izek开始了经商之路,购置地产,经营一家汽车修理厂。他春风得意,处处受到幸运女神的眷顾,尤其是当他与Aline坠入爱河之后。但是好景不长,Izek一直想逃离的罪恶一直如影随形,追随他到每一个角落...
Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant who searches for his piece of the A merican dream. The story begins in Tel Aviv in 1973, where a young Izek is raised in a seedy, gangster filled illegal casino that operates behind his family's bar. The casino is a haven for unsavory characters who seek to corrupt him to their way of life. When the violence and crime finds its way to him and his family, Izek (Yuda Levi) and his family relocate to Los Angeles. Hoping to start anew, he pursues his ambitions to become a young entrepreneur by developing small businesses, purchasing real estate, and running an auto repair shop. Success seems to find him at every turn and after falling in love with the beautiful Aline (Delphine Chaneac), luck seems to be on his side. However, it isn't long before the world of crime that Izek tried to escape so long ago continues to doggedly follow him every step of the way...