Canada / Sep 05, 2024 / Toronto International Film Festival
1h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
In the late '90s, Chester and Sonny are a long-term, committed, romantic couple. When Sonny wants to redefine their relationship, Chester, a painfully introverted cartoonist, starts sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ehren Kassam | Miles |
| Ishan Davé | Reed |
| Stephen Kalyn | Carl |
| Hannia Cheng | Anne |
| Jamie Whitecrow | Angelina |
| Lisa Smolkin | Wendy |
| Lea Rose Sebastianis | Kitty |
| Dusty Lee | Jolene |
| Becky Johnson | Tina |
| Kitoko Mai | Amanda |
| Rubie Magnitude | Mandi Moulin |
| Tanya Cheex | Patience |
| Dainty Smith | Celine |
| Becca Willow Moss | Julie |
| Dot Starkey | Other Angelina |
| Desiree Das Gupta | Woman on the Street |
| Sabrina Saudin | Heidi |
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| Kris Siddiqi | Rick Wiggins |
| Cappy | Mo |
| Connor Smith | Comic Fan |
| Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato | Callie (voice) |
| Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll | Mandi's husband |
| Willow Astbury | Mandi's daughter |
| Drew Catherine | Blonde woman |
| Scott Thompson | Jules Eros (voice) |
| Sera-Lys McArthur | Phone Voice (voice) |
| Christopher Marren | Videos Narrator (video) |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Paying for It |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Wildling Pictures, Hawkeye Pictures |
| Official site | payingforitfilm.com |
| Release date | 31 gennaio 2025 |
| Executive producer | John Cameron Mitchell |
| Production | Aeschylus Poulos, Sonya Di Rienzo, Matt Code |
| Writer | Sook-Yin Lee, Joanne Sarazen, Chester Brown |
| Casting | Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay, Kalene Osborne |
| Editing | Anna Catley, Adam Gagnon, Dylan Ntwali, Aj McLauchlin |
| Cinematography | Gayle Ye, Adam Gaudreault, Ashley Mach, Miha Matevzic, Carine Zahner, Dylan Ntwali |
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Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Nov 14, 2025 / NOAM Faenza Film Festival
Theatrical release
Canada / Jan 31, 2025
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