Keep the Lights On

Keep the Lights On

2012 en 102 minutes

Rating: 5.7

Plot

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.

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Cast

Thure Lindhardt

Thure Lindhardt

Erik Rothman

Zachary Booth

Zachary Booth

Paul Lucy

Julianne Nicholson

Julianne Nicholson

Claire

Souléymane Sy Savané

Souléymane Sy Savané

Alassane

Justin Reinsilber

Justin Reinsilber

Dan

Ed Vassallo

Ed Vassallo

Thomas

Paprika Steen

Paprika Steen

Karen

Marilyn Neimark

Marilyn Neimark

Marilyn Neimark

Sebastian La Cause

Sebastian La Cause

Russ

Sarah Hess

Sarah Hess

Katie

Roberta Kirshbaum

Roberta Kirshbaum

Katie's Mom

Jamie Petrone

Jamie Petrone

Katie's Cousin

Maria Dizzia

Maria Dizzia

Vivian

Stella Schnabel

Stella Schnabel

Esther

Jodie Markell

Jodie Markell

Jill

James Bidgood

James Bidgood

James Bidgood

John Michael Cox Jr.

John Michael Cox Jr.

John Michael Cox Jr.

Henry Arango

Henry Arango

Henry Arango

Agosto Machado

Agosto Machado

Agosto Machado

Miguel Flatow

Miguel Flatow

Igor

Calder Kusmierski Singer

Calder Kusmierski Singer

Club Kid

Shane Stackpole

Shane Stackpole

Luca - Age 7

Christopher Lenk

Christopher Lenk

Hustler

Todd Verow

Todd Verow

Self (uncredited)

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