

Keep the Lights On
In 1997 New York City, filmmaker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a one-night fling. As their relationship evolves through dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $244K
- Language
- Danish
- hiv
- drug rehabilitation
- intervention
- lgbt
- semi autobiographical
- documentary filmmaking
- substance abuse
- sex worker
- toxic relationship
- gay theme
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United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival20 Jan 2012
- PremiereTribeca Film Festival25 Apr 2012
- PremiereSeattle International Film Festival1 Jun 2012
- PremiereOutfest Film Festival16 Jul 2012
- Theatrical (limited)NR7 Sept 2012
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical182 Nov 2012
FranceFR
- Theatrical22 Aug 2012
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival10 Feb 2012
- Theatrical8 Nov 2012
PolandPL
- Theatrical24 Oct 2012
TaiwanTW
- Theatrical27 Jul 2012
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Keep the Lights On was released on 27 July 2012.
Audience reviews
1- K1/10
kinrich30
9/8/2026
I found to be kind of annoying at times. The main character seems all right at first glance but the longer you watch it you see that he isn't really a good person who uses manipulation and emotional blackmail on the people around him. A hook up leads to a relationship, but we find out that one of the guys had an addiction problem and that becomes the focus of the later part of the movie.
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