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Keep the Lights On
2012 • 1h 42m • ★ 5.7 (102 votes) Released
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.
Director
Ira Sachs
Writer
Ira Sachs
Writer
Mauricio Zacharias
Rating
5.7
Runtime
102 min
Revenue
$0.2M
Production
Tiny Dancer Films
Alarum PIctures
Parts & Labor
Film 50
Top Billed Cast
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Keywords
hivdrug rehabilitationinterventionlgbtsemi autobiographicaldocumentary filmmakingsubstance abusesex workertoxic relationshipgay theme
