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Keep the Lights On(2012)
Status: Released
Date: 2012-07-27
57%
96 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Danish, English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $243,959.00
ProductionCompanies:
Tiny Dancer Films
Alarum PIctures
Parts & Labor
Film 50
Movie: Keep the Lights On
Top 10 Billed Cast
Thure Lindhardt
Erik Rothman
Zachary Booth
Paul Lucy
Julianne Nicholson
Claire
Souléymane Sy Savané
Alassane
Ed Vassallo
Thomas
Paprika Steen
Karen
Sebastian La Cause
Russ
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2012 Ira Sachs: "Keep the Lights On"
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