

Keep the Lights On
Visit website5.7/10 • 98
2012-07-27 • 1h 42m
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.
- Directors
- Ira Sachs
- Writters
- Mauricio Zacharias, Ira Sachs
- Editors
- Mauricio Zacharias, Ira Sachs, Affonso Gonçalves

Keep the Lights On
Visit website2012-07-27 • 1h 42m
5.7/10 • 98
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.
- Directors
- Ira Sachs
- Writters
- Mauricio Zacharias, Ira Sachs
- Editors
- Mauricio Zacharias, Ira Sachs, Affonso Gonçalves
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsThure Lindhardt
Erik Rothman
Zachary Booth
Paul Lucy
Julianne Nicholson
Claire
Souléymane Sy Savané
Alassane
Justin Reinsilber
Dan
Ed Vassallo
Thomas
Paprika Steen
Karen
Marilyn Neimark
Marilyn Neimark
Sebastian La Cause
Russ
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
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- Revenue
- $243,959.00
- Keywords
- hivdrug rehabilitationinterventionlgbtsemi autobiographicaldocumentary filmmakingsubstance abusesex workertoxic relationshipgay theme