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Weekend (2011)

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After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.

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Jonathan Race ...
Jamie
Laura Freeman ...
Jill
Loreto Murray ...
Cathy (as Loretto Murray)
Jonathan Wright ...
Johnny
Sarah Churm ...
Helen
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Damien
Joe Doherty ...
Justin
Kieran Hardcastle ...
Sam
Mark Devenport ...
Straight Man in Bar (as Mark Davenport)
Steve Blackman ...
Straight Man in Bar
Julius Metson Scott ...
Paul
Martin Arrowsmith ...
Martin
Caroline Woolley ...
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On a Friday night after a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club, alone and on the pull. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special. That weekend, in bars and in bedrooms, getting drunk and taking drugs, telling stories and having sex, the two men get to know each other. It is a brief encounter that will resonate throughout their lives. Weekend is both an honest and unapologetic love story between two guys and a film about the universal struggle for an authentic life in all its forms. It is about the search for identity and the importance of making a passionate commitment to your life. Written by Andrew Haigh

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A (sort of) love story between two guys over a cold weekend in October.

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Drama | Romance

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Budget:

£120,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,245, 25 September 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$455,459, 20 November 2011
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Weekend (2011) was shot primarily with a Canon 5D Mark II DSLR camera. Only outdoor scenes were shot on a Sony PMW-EX3, because of its zoom lens. The film was completed in a fully digital workflow. See more »

Goofs

When Russell asks Glen what time his train is later that day, Glen informs him it is around 4.30pm. Later on when Russell is in the train station's main room waiting for Glen to appear, an announcement is heard in the background clearly indicating that one of the next trains to depart the station is the 18:37pm for Birmingham New Street. See more »

Quotes

Glen: I know what artists sound like when they talk about their art, so I am not going to sit around and sound like a cunt.
Russell: Well, it's a good thing you are not an artist yet, then, isn't it?
Glen: Ohh, verrry funny!
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References Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) See more »

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Bang Bang Cherry
Written by Tom Havelock/Marcus Efstratiou
Performed by Hook & The Twin
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This is the best low budget indie gay movie in years, and the best gay movie since BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
18 September 2011 | by – See all my reviews

I just watched WEEKEND at a screening at the Oslo LGBT film festival, and am still in shock. This is the most real cinematic version of guys falling in love in recent history. I'm a filmmaker myself, and was blown away by the caliber of the writing, directing, acting, cinematography, editing, and music of this fantastic film. There's not a false note in the movie--everything rings true, even the ending (no spoilers here.) It's the rare film, like WINTER'S BONE last year, that at every turning point takes what I call the elegant decision. WEEKEND is at a higher level than all other LGBT films playing the festival circuit this year (the only other film near this level is Tom Twyker's 3.) Actually, it's at a higher level than almost all films playing anywhere this year. Where did this film come from? Apparently the brilliant mind of Andrew Haigh (writer/director/editor), who, I noted on an IMDb search, started as an apprentice editor on GLADIATOR, and then assistant editor on BLACK HAWK DOWN (working with the master editor Pietro Scalia on both. Go UCLA!) I look forward to seeing more of Haigh's work. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT miss this movie.


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