Paying for It

Film Information

Release Date: January 30, 2026
Release Type: Limited Release
Runtime: 85 minutes
Director: Sook-Yin Lee
Cast: Dan Beirne, Emily Lê, Andrea Werhun
Plot Synopsis:
Sook-Yin Lee adapts Chester Brown's graphic novel in this Canadian comedy-drama set in late-1990s Toronto. Dan Beirne plays Chester, a reserved cartoonist whose longtime partner, Sonny (Emily Lê), wants to change the terms of their relationship. He begins paying for sex and finds an unexpected kind of intimacy. Lee co-wrote the script with Joanne Sarazen, and the film premiered at TIFF in 2024.
Distributor: Film Movement
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