Mad Bills to Pay
- 101 min
- USA, United Kingdom
- 12 years
19-year-old Rico is a sharp-tongued, street-smart kid from the Bronx, New York. When he tells his mother and sister that he’s going to be a father — and that his 16-year-old girlfriend is moving in with them — life in their cramped apartment is turned upside down. Problems start piling up, and there’s no easy way out.
Read moreJoel Alfonso Vargas has both written and directed one of the year’s most original debut films from the U.S. Shot on a tiny budget over just 16 days, the film captures the chaos of urban everyday life with an authenticity that can only come from filmmakers and actors who know their environment inside and out. The static camera and astonishingly believable performances make it easy to forget you’re watching fiction.
Mad Bills to Pay is a funny and unconventional coming-of-age story, full of humor and charm — wrapped in a style of documentary realism.
Information
| Original title | Mad Bills to Pay | |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Joel Alfonso Vargas | |
| Year | 2025 | |
| Length | 101 min | |
| Country | USA, United Kingdom | |
| Language | English, Spanish | |
| Subtitles | No subtitles | |
| Cast | Juan Collado, Destiny Checo, Yohanna Florentino |