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Keep the Lights On

Keep the Lights On

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Drama   Romance
📜 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 Available: Danish , English
📆 Date Released: 2012-07-27
⌚ Running Time: 102 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.8

Beloved Cast

Thure Lindhardt original image
Erik Rothman
Thure Lindhardt
Zachary Booth original image
Paul Lucy
Zachary Booth
Julianne Nicholson original image
Claire
Julianne Nicholson
Souléymane Sy Savané original image
Alassane
Souléymane Sy Savané
Justin Reinsilber original image
Dan
Justin Reinsilber
Ed Vassallo original image
Thomas
Ed Vassallo
Paprika Steen original image
Karen
Paprika Steen
Marilyn Neimark original image
Marilyn Neimark
Marilyn Neimark
Sebastian La Cause original image
Russ
Sebastian La Cause
Sarah Hess original image
Katie
Sarah Hess
Roberta Kirshbaum original image
Katie's Mom
Roberta Kirshbaum
Jamie Petrone original image
Katie's Cousin
Jamie Petrone
Maria Dizzia original image
Vivian
Maria Dizzia
Stella Schnabel original image
Esther
Stella Schnabel
Jodie Markell original image
Jill
Jodie Markell
James Bidgood original image
James Bidgood
James Bidgood
John Michael Cox Jr. original image
John Michael Cox Jr.
John Michael Cox Jr.
Henry Arango original image
Henry Arango
Henry Arango
Agosto Machado original image
Agosto Machado
Agosto Machado
Miguel Flatow original image
Igor
Miguel Flatow
Calder Kusmierski Singer original image
Club Kid
Calder Kusmierski Singer
Shane Stackpole original image
Luca - Age 7
Shane Stackpole
Christopher Lenk original image
Hustler
Christopher Lenk
Todd Verow original image
Self (uncredited)
Todd Verow

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