#FIRSTLOOK: MUBI TO RELEASE “VICE IS BROKE”

MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service and production company, reveals the trailer and streaming release for Eddie Huang’s VICE IS BROKE. Following its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2024 and a Grand Jury Prize nomination at DOC NYC 2024, the film will premiere exclusively on MUBI in North America, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Germany, Austria, Italy, Benelux, France, Turkey and India on August 29, 2025

SYNOPSIS
The meteoric rise and spectacular fall of Vice magazine—from scrappy Montreal alt-punk ’zine that made fringe culture mainstream, to media empire of the indie sleaze era valued at $5.7bn, up to its recent bankruptcy—directed by author, producer, host and chef Eddie Huang. A disaster capitalism exposé that’s emblematic of an era, from the irresistible insider’s point of view of a man on a mission to tell it like it is.

The film is financed and produced by QC Entertainment, the multi-Academy Award-nominated production/finance company behind a string of global box office hits approaching $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Led by producers Raymond Mansfield and Sean McKittrick, QC is renowned for backing commercially successful, socially resonant films such as Get Out and BlacKkKlansman. The company came aboard Vice is Broke in support of Huang’s bold vision and the moral urgency at the heart of the story. Edward H. Hamm Jr. serves as Executive Producer for QC, with Maya Rodrigo also producing.

ABOUT EDDIE HUANG
Eddie Huang is a filmmaker, actor, chef and television personality who made his feature directorial debut with the 2021 basketball drama Boogie for Focus Features, which he also wrote and co-starred in opposite Pop Smoke and Taylour Paige. His autobiographical book, ‘Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir’, was adapted into a critically acclaimed ABC comedy series of the same name, which completed its six-season run in 2020. Huang also owned the iconic Baohaus for 10 years, which ushered in a generation of Taiwanese-Chinese restaurants and launched his career hosting cooking shows including ‘Cheap Bites’ & ‘Unique Eats’. Eddie also hosted ‘Huang’s World’ for Vice, which ran for 4 seasons and followed Eddie as he travelled around the world to learn about the local history, culture and food. Eddie directed and stars in this highly anticipated documentary about the rise and fall of Vice Media.