Pet Shop Days
On the run from his unforgiving father in Mexico, Alejandro finds himself in New York City, where he meets Jack, a pet store employee with similar parental baggage. Together the two enter a whirlwind romance sending them down the rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld. When Alejandro’s past threatens to catch up with him, Jack is forced to choose between his family and a life on the run.
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Cast
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Jack Irv
Jack
Known for
The Sweet East
Dario Yazbek Bernal
Alejandro
Known for
The House of Flowers
The Search
Willem Dafoe
Francis
Known for
Spider-Man
Aquaman
Peter Sarsgaard
Known for
Orphan
Green Lantern
Emmanuelle Seigner
Diana
Known for
The Ninth Gate
Venus in Fur
Gustavo Sánchez Parra
Priest
Known for
The Inmate
La muchacha que limpia
Grace Brennan
Lucy
Also in
Phony
You & Me (& Chaz & Rodney)
Jordi Mollà
Castro
Known for
Bad Boys II
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Louis Cancelmi
Walker
Known for
Billions
The Penguin
Camille Rowe
Andy
Known for
The Deep House
No Limit
Maribel Verdú
Karla
Known for
Elite
Pan's Labyrinth
Angela Sarafyan
Known for
Westworld
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Olmo Schnabel Director · Jack Irv Writer Galen Core Writer
United States release March 15, 2025 · Produced in Italy, United States, United Kingdom · Languages English, French, Spanish
Production
MeMo Films
Production
Twin Productions
Production
Storyteller Productions
Production
Tenderstories
Production
3 Marys Entertainment
Production
Ela Film
Production
Italy · United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2023
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
United States · March 15, 2025
Limited theatrical · Roxy Cinema
United States
October 20, 2023 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
February 13, 2024 · Premiere · Santa Barbara International Film Festival
March 13, 2024 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film & TV Festival
April 6, 2024 · Premiere · Sarasota Film Festival
Denmark
May 18, 2026 · Digital
Finland
May 18, 2026 · Digital
France
October 22, 2025 · Theatrical
Norway
May 18, 2026 · Digital
Sweden
May 20, 2026 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 17, 2025 · Premiere · Manchester Film Festival
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