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Keep the Lights On

2012· 102 minNR★ 5.7

From Tiny Dancer Films · Alarum PIctures · Parts & Labor

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Synopsis

In 1997 New York City, filmmaker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a one-night fling. As their relationship evolves through dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.

Themes

hivdrug rehabilitationinterventionlgbtsemi autobiographicaldocumentary filmmakingsubstance abusesex workertoxic relationshipgay theme

Cast & crew

Directed by Ira Sachs

Thure LindhardtErik RothmanZachary BoothPaul LucyJulianne NicholsonClaireSouléymane Sy SavanéAlassaneJustin ReinsilberDanEd VassalloThomasPaprika SteenKarenMarilyn NeimarkMarilyn NeimarkSebastian La CauseRussSarah HessKatieRoberta KirshbaumKatie's MomJamie PetroneKatie's Cousin

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Reviews · from TMDB members

kinrich30★ 1/10Sep 8, 2026

I found to be kind of annoying at times. The main character seems all right at first glance but the longer you watch it you see that he isn't really a good person who uses manipulation and emotional blackmail on the people around him. A hook up leads to a relationship, but we find out that one of the guys had an addiction problem and that becomes the focus of the later part of the movie.