Paying for It
Movie Details:
| Based on | Paying for It by Chester Brown |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Release date | September 5, 2024 (TIFF) |
| Running time | 1hr 25min |
| Starring | Dan Beirne Emily Lê Andrea Werhun |
| Directed by | Sook-Yin Lee |
| Written by | Sook-Yin Lee Joanne Sarazen |
| Produced by | Matt Code Sonya Di Rienzo Aeschylus Poulos |
| Cinematography by | Gayle Ye |
| Edited by | Anna Catley |
| Music by | Sook-Yin Lee Dylan Gamble |
| Production Company | Wildling Pictures Hawkeye Pictures |
| Distributor | Loco Films |
Cast & Characters:
- Dan Beirne as Chester Brown
- Emily Lê as Sonny Lee
- Andrea Werhun as Yulissa
- Noah Lamanna as Suzo Jones
- Chris Sandiford as Cain
- Ishan Davé as Reed Rolon
- Rebecca Applebaum as Laura
- Stephen Thomas Kalyn as Carl
- Sabrina Saudin as Heidi
- Andrew Ahmed as 2nd Assistant Camera
- Willow Astbury as Mandi Moulins Daughter
- Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato as Callie
- Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as Mandi’s Husband
- Desiree Das Gupta as Woman on the Street
- Ely Henry as Cecil
- Becky Johnson as Tina
- Ehren Kassam as Miles
- Rubie Magnitude as Mandi Moulin
- Kitoko Mai as Amanda
- Becca Willow Moss as Julie
- Clint Russell as Hugh Bogarde
- Lea Rose Sebastianis as Kitty
- Kris Siddiqi as Amanda
- Connor Smith as Comic Fan
- Max White as Vypers Fan
Storyline:
When an introverted cartoonist’s girlfriend wants to redefine their relationship, he begins sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process. An adaptation of the Graphic Novel by Chester Brown.
About Movie:
Paying for It is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sook-Yin Lee. It is an adaptation of Chester Brown’s graphic novel Paying for It, about his decision to start frequenting sex workers after the breakup of his real-life relationship with Lee.
The film stars Dan Beirne as Brown and Emily Lê as Sonny, as well as Andrea Werhun, Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato, Stephen Kalyn, Chris Sandiford, Kris Siddiqi, Scott Thompson, Sera-Lys McArthur and Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll in supporting roles.
The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. In conjunction with the film premiere, Drawn & Quarterly is also reissuing a new “film edition” of the graphic novel, with a foreword by Lee and special bonus material about the film production.