Keep the Lights On (2012)
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Directors
Ira Sachs
Cast
Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, Julianne Nicholson, Souleymane Sy Savane, Paprika Steen
The story
In 1998, Danish artist Erik living in New York City meets Paul, a lawyer, through a phone sex hotline. Attracted to each other, they share an intimate moment and sex. Erik later visits a man named Russ who seems more interested in showing off his muscles to Erik than having sex.
Genres
Drama, LGBTQ-related film, drama film, romance film
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