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Weekend

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

2011 · 1h 36m · NOT RATED Drama, Romance
Directed by Andrew Haigh

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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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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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95%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Sexy, provocative, engrossing and occasionally ornery, it should appeal to anyone whose curiosity about someone new has provoked them to question their own identity.

Ben Walters, Time Out
Fresh

Cullen and New are British stage actors with little background in film. Haigh's only previous film was a documentary. Perhaps because they don't feel bound by a set of rules, they've created one of the year's most enjoyable surprises.

John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh

It's a definitive example of naturalistic moviemaking -- you feel you're breathing the air that the characters are breathing.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

Its final moments offer a vision of what a contemporary romance can achieve: an appreciative gasp of truth, a wet-eyed hope for more.

Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post
Fresh

One of the truest, most beautiful movies ever made about two strangers.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

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