Keep the Lights On

2012

English

6.4

♡ 9

89%

62%

Action

documentary filmmaking

semi autobiographical

Ira Sachs Director

Julianne Nicholson as Claire

Thure Lindhardt as Erik Rothman

Zachary Booth as Paul Lucy

Maria Dizzia as Vivian

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.