In Manhattan, filmmaker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a fling. As their relationhip bec...
In Manhattan, filmmaker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a fling. As their relationhip becomes one fueled by highs, lows, and dysfunctional pattern, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.
It's 1997 and New York City is in a state of intene flux when documentary filmmaker Erik Rothman (Thure Lindhardt) firt meets Paul Lucy (Zachary Booth), a handsome but closeted lawyer in the publishing field. What begin as a highly charged firt encounter soon becomes something much more, and a relationhip quickly develops. As the two men start building a home and life together, each continues to privately battle their own compulsion and addiction. A film about sex, friendship, intimacy and most of all, love, Keep the Lights On takes an honest look at the nature of relationhips in our times.
