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.
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| Distributor: | Film Movement |