UK writer/director Andrew Haigh’s Weekend is pretty much perfect: a sweet, small, intimate story of an unassuming lifeguard named Russell (Tom Cullen), who meets and falls in love with a cheeky chap named Glen (Chris New) over one poignant weekend. Glen insists on tape-recording many of his conversations with Russell for a project, including the first exchange they have after making love. This confidential rapport evolves into a highly emotional, sexually frank connection, and when Glen announces that he’s moving to the U.S. for schooling, Russell must resolve his own feelings about himself and Glen’s departure.
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Tom Cullen and Chris New Break Through in Award-Winning Weekend
