Movie
Weekend
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2011-10-23
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Bureau, Glendale Picture Company, Synchronicity Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tom Cullen as Russell
- Chris New as Glen
- Jonathan Race as Jamie
- Laura Freeman as Jill
- Loreto Murray as Cathy
- Jonathan Wright as Johnny
- Sarah Churm as Helen
- Jermaine Liburd as Damien
- Joe Doherty as Justin
- Kieran Hardcastle as Sam
- Mark Devenport as Straight Man in Bar
- Steve Blackman as Straight Man in Bar
Crew
- Andrew Haigh - Director
- Andrew Haigh - Writer
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