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Weekend

2011 · 96 min

A tender, quietly observant romance that unfolds over a few days, feeling both intimate and universal in its portrayal of connection and vulnerability.

Directed by: Andrew Haigh
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Tom Cullen, Chris New, Jonathan Race

Tagline: A (sort of) love story between two guys over a cold weekend in October.
Overview: 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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Directed by: Andrew Haigh
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Tom Cullen, Chris New, Jonathan Race

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
isolation
coming-of-age
sexuality
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Andrew Haigh
Written by: Andrew Haigh
Starring: Tom Cullen, Chris New, Jonathan Race, Laura Freeman, Loreto Murray, Jonathan Wright, Sarah Churm, Jermaine Liburd
Music: James Edward Barker
Cinematography: Urszula Pontikos
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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