
Release date:September 23, 2011
(NY)
Studio:Sundance Selects
Director:Andrew Haigh
MPAA Rating:N/A
Screenwriter:Andrew Haigh
Starring:Tom Cullen, Chris New
Genre:Drama
Official website:SundanceSelects.com
Plot Summary:
Winner of Audience Awards at both SXSW and Outfest 2011 and the opening night selection of Brooklyn's acclaimed BAMcinemafest, "Weekend" is a startlingly authentic love story, featuring the talents of two incredible new actors and the unique work of a fresh new voice in filmmaking, Andrew Haigh. After meeting one lonely Friday night at a bar, Russell (Tom Cullen) and Glen (Chris New) find themselves caught up in an lost weekend full of sex, drugs, and intimate conversation. Although they have conflicting ideas of what it is they want from life and certainly how to get it, they form a startling emotional connection that will resonate throughout their lives.