Keep the Lights On

Jul 27 2012 Not Rated 1h 41m
Drama, Romance

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

It's 1998 and New York City is in a state of intense flux when documentary filmmaker Erik Rothman (Thure Lindhardt) first meets Paul Lucy (Zachary Booth), a handsome but closeted lawyer in the publishing field. What begins as a highly charged first encounter soon becomes something much more, and a relationship quickly develops. As the two men start building a home and life together, each continues to privately battle their own compulsions and addictions. A film about sex, friendship, intimacy, and--most of all--love, Keep the Lights On takes an honest look at the nature of relationships in our times.

Written by

Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias

Directed by

Ira Sachs

Cast

Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, Julianne Nicholson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Parts and Labor, Tiny Dancer Films, Alarum PIctures

Languages

Dansk, English

Awards

7 wins & 10 nominations

Trailers
Keep the Lights On Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Ira Sachs Movie HD
Trailer
Featurettes
2012 Ira Sachs: "Keep the Lights On"
Ira Sachs In Conversation
Scores
# of Votes
6,253
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
79
Popularity
NA