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Summary
When a struggling musician can't afford her rent, she signs up for a website where rich older men pay to date younger women. Her new money-making venture sends her down a dark rabbit hole that forces her to grow up fast, shaping her music, and how she sees the world.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+35)
Critics 89Audiences 54GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer100%
Metascore78
IMDb5.8
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for dramas, −9 min on the typical 109
typical 109100Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
Released
2021
April 9, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 27
Kelly McCormackDarren
Amanda BrugelNancy
Colm FeoreGordon
Ishan DavéPeter
Nicholas CampbellJim
Kaniehtiio HornAlida
Aaron AshmoreAngus
Hilary McCormackRae
Noam JenkinsEdward
Jess SalgueiroAngela
Khadijah Roberts-AbdullahTanish
Mara ZiglerMaya
Paula BoudreauKathy
Michelle MorganSarah
Andy McQueenJeffrey
Richard WaltersDanny
Kevin ClaydonKyle
Rob StewartBill
Richard BlackburnUncle Max
Roger BarnesLaw Office Boss
Amish PatelChef Dan- BCBrendan CanningMusic Store Owner
- CBCarmelita BlondetCarmelita
- TTamikaDJ
Directing · 5
- Wendy Morgan Director
- Charles Smith First Assistant Director
- Mike Melanson Third Assistant Director
- Lauren Guyatt Second Assistant Director
- Nikki Filippelli Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Kelly McCormack Writer, Producer
Production · 21
- John Laing Executive Producer
- Mark Gingras Executive Producer
- James Huntsman Executive Producer
- David Hudakoc Executive Producer
- Hero Laird Executive Producer
- David Jenkins Executive Producer
Camera · 17
- Kristin Fieldhouse Director of Photography
- Ryan McIntyre First Assistant "A" Camera
- Colin Akoon Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
- Gayle Ye "B" Camera Operator
- Rob Duckworth Second Assistant "B" Camera
- Konrad Piskorz Grip
Editing · 4
- Christine Armstrong Editor
- Kyle Campbell Online Editor
- Craig Scorgie First Assistant Editor
- Roslyn Di Sisto Colorist
Sound · 16
- Marie-Hélène Leclerc-Delorme Original Music Composer
- Adam Stein Sound Designer
- Oren Edenson Sound Post Supervisor
- Marvyn Dennis Dialogue Editor
- Justin Ladd Boom Operator
- Adam Labadie Sound Mixer
Art · 12
- Jessica Jerome Production Design
- Kerry Noonan Set Decoration
- Emma Kirk Lead Set Dresser
- Adam Cunliffe Set Dresser
- Max Walton Set Dresser
- Russell Peltonen Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Elyse Marion Assistant Makeup Artist
- Mara Zigler Costume Designer
- Chrystal Lotz Assistant Hairstylist
- Rikki Zucker Hair Department Head
- Reilly Kizer Costume Assistant
- Zoe Walton Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 6
- Darren Wall Visual Effects Supervisor
- Helena Fleger Visual Effects Producer
- Chris Rogoski Visual Effects Compositor
- Jessica Brandscombe Visual Effects Production Manager
- James Couture Visual Effects Compositor
- Taryn Borgford Visual Effects Compositor
Lighting · 8
- Victoria MacKinnon Best Boy Electric
- Byron Kutchera Electrician
- Indra Ama Daily Electrics
- Asia Aoki Electrician
- Matthew Meszovy Daily Electrics
- Algot Skog Electrician
Other crew · 29
- Angelica Lisk-Hann Stunt Coordinator
- Ronald Henry Driver
- Oscar M. Mesa Driver
- Taz Madden Carpenter
- Suresh Rohin Generator Operator
- Andrea Long Craft Service
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