Keep the Lights On
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Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers — compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity and to be true to himself.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2012-07-27
Runtime: 102 mins
Director: Ira Sachs
Writer: Mauricio Zacharias, Ira Sachs
Spoken language: English, Dansk
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: Keep the Lights On
Production Companies: Tiny Dancer Films, Alarum PIctures, Parts & Labor, Film 50
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Thure Lindhardt
Zachary Booth
Julianne Nicholson
Souléymane Sy Savané
Justin Reinsilber
Ed Vassallo
Paprika Steen
Marilyn Neimark
Sebastian La Cause
Sarah Hess
Roberta Kirshbaum
Jamie Petrone
Maria Dizzia
Stella Schnabel
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