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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.1M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Weekend
"A (sort of) love story between two guys over a cold weekend in October."
2011 1h 36m EN
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Synopsis
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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.
βA (sort of) love story between two guys over a cold weekend in October.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Tom Cullen
Russell
Chris New
Glen
Jonathan Race
Jamie
Laura Freeman
Jill
Loreto Murray
Cathy
Jonathan Wright
Johnny
Sarah Churm
Helen
Jermaine Liburd
Damien
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Andrew Haigh
- Writers
- Andrew Haigh
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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MONEY
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Made its money back 4.0Γ over at the box office.
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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Andrew Haigh, shot by Urszula Pontikos. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by James Edward Barker. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andrew Haigh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Tom Cullen and Chris New and Jonathan Race carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "A (sort of) love story between two guys over a cold weekend in October.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Andrew Haigh directs. Urszula Pontikos behind the camera. James Edward Barker scores. Andrew Haigh cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.1M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Made its money back 4.0Γ over at the box office.
- 3Released 15 years ago.
- 4Directed by Andrew Haigh, shot by Urszula Pontikos. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by James Edward Barker. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Andrew Haigh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Tom Cullen and Chris New and Jonathan Race carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "A (sort of) love story between two guys over a cold weekend in October.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt1714210 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 9 themes, including "gay club", "one-night stand", "nottingham", "club".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Urszula Pontikos
- Original score
- James Edward Barker
- Editing
- Andrew Haigh
- Production design
- Sarah Finlay
- Makeup / hair
- Jo Way
- Runtime
- 96 min Β· 1h 36m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $120,000
- Box office
- $484,592
- Return
- 404% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Weekend (2011)
Awards
- Dorian Award for LGBTQ Film of the Year
- Dorian Award for Film of the Year
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Andrew Haigh
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
The Bureau
GB
- GL
Glendale Picture Company
Synchronicity Films
GB
Key crew
- GafferAngelika Padberg
- Casting AssociateCaroline Stewart
- EditorAndrew Haigh
- Executive ProducerSuzanne Alizart
- ProducerTristan Goligher
- Executive ProducerAnna Seifert-Speck
- SoundTim Barker
- Sound Effects EditorGrant Bridgeman
- CastingKahleen Crawford
- Production DesignSarah Finlay
- Makeup ArtistJo Way
- First Assistant DirectorAlex Mercer
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- gay club
- one-night stand
- nottingham
- club
- lgbt
- autumn
- gay theme
- gay relationship
- boys' love (bl)
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2011-03-11Β· South by Southwest Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2011-10-23NR
- Digital2011-10-30NR
- Physical2012-08-21NRΒ· Criterion Blu-Ray + DVD
Also known as
International titles
- HΓ©tvΓ©geHU
- Π£ΠΈΠΊ-ΡΠ½Π΄RU
- μ£Όλ§KR
- Fim de semanaBR
- Amor de Fim de SemanaPT
