Directed by:
John ButlerScreenplay:
John ButlerCinematography:
Cathal WattersComposer:
John McPhillipsCast:
Matt Bomer, Alejandro Patiño, Elena Campbell-Martinez, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tom Beyer, Caitlin Kimball, Ryan Guzman, D'Arcy Carden, David Saucedo (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Devastated with heartbreak, a Los Angeles TV weatherman, Sean (Matt Bomer), has an on-air meltdown in the midst of predicting a heat wave. The station insists he take a sabbatical and his friends urge him to find someone to talk to, but Sean opts to swap self-care for home improvement. From a huddle of men seeking day labour outside the hardware store, Sean hires Ernesto (a brilliantly deadpan Alejandro Patiño) to paint his deck. Their initially straightforward business arrangement rapidly extends to strolling and boating excursions during which Sean tells Ernesto all about himself, despite the fact that the two don't share a common language. In fact, this affluent, white, gay celebrity and this working class, Mexican father of five don't appear to have much in common at all. Does Sean want a tradesman or a sounding board? And just how much immersion in Sean's emotional mire can Ernesto be expected to bear? (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Matt Bomer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/343/164343531_4852be.jpg)
Matt Bomer
USA
Best movies:
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
In Time (2011)
The Normal Heart (2014) (TV movie)
Alejandro Patiño
USA
Best movies:
Shelter (2007)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
The Runaways (2010)
Elena Campbell-Martinez
Best movies:
Papi Chulo (2018)
The Mandela Effect (2019)
Kajillionaire (2020)
![Wendi McLendon-Covey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/066/166066224_851e53.jpg)
Wendi McLendon-Covey
USA
Best movies:
Elemental (2023)
Blended (2014)
Speech & Debate (2017)
Tom Beyer
Best movies:
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Papi Chulo (2018)
Caitlin Kimball
Best movies:
Papi Chulo (2018)
![Ryan Guzman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533903_5c379c.jpg)
Ryan Guzman
USA
Best movies:
Step Up: Miami Heat (2012)
Papi Chulo (2018)
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
![D'Arcy Carden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/839/164839093_ee04e4.png)
D'Arcy Carden
USA
Best movies:
Other People (2016)
Papi Chulo (2018)
Bombshell (2019)
David Saucedo
Best movies:
Coldwater (2013)
Papi Chulo (2018)
Savageland (2015)
Michelle Ortiz
Best movies:
Papi Chulo (2018)
Tommie Earl Jenkins
Best movies:
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Papi Chulo (2018)
Gambit (2012)
Brandon Kyle Goodman
Best movies:
Papi Chulo (2018)
Plus One (2019)
Feel the Beat (2020)
![Irene White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/614/167614053_mtkf3c.jpg)
Irene White
Lebanon
Best movies:
Papi Chulo (2018)
The Green Hornet (2011)
Parkland - The JFK Assassination Story (2013)
Dan Crane
Best movies:
Papi Chulo (2018)
Deja Monique Cruz
USA
Best movies:
Papi Chulo (2018)
Christmas with You (2022)
The Quest for Tom Sawyer's Gold (2023)
Glenn Taranto
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
The Next Three Days (2010)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Frankie Quinones
Best movies:
Papi Chulo (2018)
Ozzy (2016)
El chicano (2018)
Daniel Edward Mora
Best movies:
Finding Dory (2016)
Harsh Times (2005)
East Side Story (2006)
Thom Rivera
Best movies:
Papi Chulo (2018)
Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)
Boone: The Bounty Hunter (2017)