Project Detail

Weekend

Synopsis

On a Friday night after a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club, alone and on the pull. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special. That weekend, in bars and in bedrooms, getting drunk and taking drugs, telling stories and having sex, the two men get to know each other. It is a brief encounter that will resonate throughout their lives. 'Weekend' is both an honest and unapologetic love story between two guys and a film about the universal struggle for an authentic life in all its forms. It is about the search for identity and the importance of making a passionate commitment to your life.

Details

Year
2012
Type of film
Features
Running time
96 mins
Director
Andrew Haigh
Producer
Tristan Goligher
Executive Producer
Suzanne Alizart
Editor
Andrew Haigh
Screenwriter
Andrew Haigh
Director of Photography
Urszula Pontikos
Production Designer
Sarah Finlay
Sound
Tim Barker
Music
James Edward Barker
Principal cast
Tom Cullen, Chris New

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

The Bureau

18 Phipp Street
Shoreditch
London
EC2A 4NU
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7033 0555
Fax: +44 (0)20 7033 9383

EM Media

Antenna Media Centre
Beck Street
Nottingham
NG1 1EQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)115 993 2333

Sales Company

The Film Collaborative

418 Bamboo Lane
Suite A
Los Angeles
CA 90012
USA

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