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Keep the Lights On

Ira Sachs

2012 • 1h 42m

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 boundar...

Keep the Lights On

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Cast

Thure Lindhardt

Thure LindhardtErik Rothman

Zachary Booth

Zachary BoothPaul Lucy

Julianne Nicholson

Julianne NicholsonClaire

Souléymane Sy Savané

Souléymane Sy SavanéAlassane

Justin ReinsilberDan

Ed Vassallo

Ed VassalloThomas

Paprika Steen

Paprika SteenKaren

Marilyn NeimarkMarilyn Neimark

Sebastian La Cause

Sebastian La CauseRuss

Sarah HessKatie

Roberta KirshbaumKatie's Mom

Jamie Petrone

Jamie PetroneKatie's Cousin

Maria Dizzia

Maria DizziaVivian

Stella Schnabel

Stella SchnabelEsther

Jodie Markell

Jodie MarkellJill

Crew

Ira Sachs

Ira SachsDirector

Mauricio Zacharias

Mauricio ZachariasWriter

Arthur Russell

Arthur RussellMusic

Thimios Bakatakis

Thimios BakatakisDirector of Photography

Affonso Gonçalves

Affonso GonçalvesEditor

Avy Kaufman

Avy KaufmanCasting

Lars Knudsen

Lars KnudsenExecutive Producer

Alex Scharfman

Alex ScharfmanAssociate Producer

Jay Van Hoy

Jay Van HoyExecutive Producer

Karim Aïnouz

Karim AïnouzThanks

Laura Poitras

Laura PoitrasThanks

Steve Buscemi

Steve BuscemiThanks

Antonio Campos

Antonio CamposThanks

Michael Shannon

Michael ShannonThanks

Todd Solondz

Todd SolondzThanks

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