Film

Keep the Lights On

Name: Keep the Lights On
Director: Ira Sachs
Released: 2012
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, Julianne Nicholson, Souleymane Sy Savane, Justin Reinsilber

2012 · 101 min · ★ 5.8 · Dir. Ira Sachs

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.