''Things I Do for Money'' is a 2019 Canadian crime film, directed by Warren P. Sonoda.Jordan Pinto
"Warren P. Sonoda on doing ‘everything you’re not supposed to’ on his 11th feature"
'' Playback'', August 11, 2020. The film stars Theodor Aoki and Maximilian Aoki as two cello-playing brothers in

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, who become embroiled in the criminal underworld when a bag of money belonging to a criminal hitman accidentally ends up in their possession. The film was the first-ever acting role for both Theodor and Maximilian Aoki, real-life sibling cellists from Hamilton who also composed the film's score.Graham Rockingham
"Director Warren P. Sonoda returns to Hamilton to film crime drama with city’s cello-playing Aoki brothers"
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'', August 17, 2020. Their father, Edward Aoki, also has a supporting role in the film as another hitman; the film's cast also includes Yodit Tewoderos, Rhett Morita, Jennifer Lynn Walton, Dax Lough, Danilo Reyes, Colette Zacca and

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. The film's soundtrack includes a cello-based re-recording by

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of "Things I Do for Money", a 1987 single by Semko's band

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. The film premiered at the

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in 2019, and was commercially released to

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platforms in August 2020 after its planned theatrical release was scuttled by the

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. The film did, however, receive a special theatrical

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screening in Hamilton on July 22, 2020. Faustine Pelipel received a nomination for Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film at the 2020

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awards.Greg David
"Nominees announced for 19th Annual DGC Awards"
''TV, eh?'', September 21, 2020.

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* {{Authority control 2019 films 2019 crime drama films Canadian crime drama films English-language Canadian films Films shot in Hamilton, Ontario Films set in Ontario Films directed by Warren P. Sonoda Films about Japanese Canadians Films about cellos and cellists 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films