Weekend
This sensual, remarkably observed, beautifully acted wonder is the breakout feature from British writer-director-editor Andrew Haigh. Rarely has a film been as honest about sexuality—in both depiction and discussion—as this tale of a one-night stand that develops into a weekend-long idyll for two very different young men (exciting screen newcomers Tom Cullen and Chris New) in the English Midlands. It’s an emotionally naked film that’s at once an invaluable snapshot of the complexities of contemporary gay living and a universally resonant portrait of a love affair.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- High-definition digital master, approved by director Andrew Haigh and director of photography Ula Pontikos, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- New program featuring interviews with Haigh, Pontikos, producer Tristan Goligher, and actors Tom Cullen and Chris New
- New interview with Haigh on the film’s sex scenes
- On-set video footage shot by New and others
- Two scenes from Cullen and New’s audition
- Video essay on the film’s set photographers, Oisín Share and Colin Quinn
- Cahuenga Blvd. (2003) and Five Miles Out (2009), two short films by Haigh
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: A new essay by film critic Dennis Lim
New cover by Jason Hardy
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- High-definition digital master, approved by director Andrew Haigh and director of photography Ula Pontikos, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- New program featuring interviews with Haigh, Pontikos, producer Tristan Goligher, and actors Tom Cullen and Chris New
- New interview with Haigh on the film’s sex scenes
- On-set video footage shot by New and others
- Two scenes from Cullen and New’s audition
- Video essay on the film’s set photographers, Oisín Share and Colin Quinn
- Cahuenga Blvd. (2003) and Five Miles Out (2009), two short films by Haigh
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: A new essay by film critic Dennis Lim
New cover by Jason Hardy
Cast
- Tom Cullen
- Russell
- Chris New
- Glen
- Jonathan Race
- Jamie
- Laura Freeman
- Jill
- Loretto Murray
- Cathy
- Jonathan Wright
- Johnny
- Sarah Churm
- Helen
- Vauxhall Jermaine
- Damien
- Joe Doherty
- Justin
- Kieran Hardcastle
- Sam
- Mark Devenport
- Straight men in bar
- Steve Blackman
- Straight men in bar
- Julius Metson Scott
- Paul
- Martin Arrowsmith
- Martin
- Caroline Woolley
- House party girls
- Caroline Cawley
Credits
- Director
- Andrew Haigh
- Written by
- Andrew Haigh
- Producer
- Tristan Goligher
- Editor
- Andrew Haigh
- Executive producer
- Anna Seifert-Speck
- Executive producer
- Suzanne Alizart
- Line producer
- Rachel Dargavel
- Coproducer
- Claire Mundell
- Director of photography
- Ula Pontikos
- Production design
- Sarah Finlay
- Sound
- Tim Barker
- Casting
- Kahleen Crawford
- Production manager
- Yuen-Wai Liu
- Assistant camera
- Ed Cooper
- Assistant camera
- David Agha-Rafei
- Makeup artist
- Jo Way
- First assistant director
- Alex Mercer
- Assistant editor
- Yichen Wu
- Sound effects editor
- Grant Bridgeman
- Stills photography
- Colin Quinn
- Stills photography
- Oisín Share
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Edition introduction to Weekend
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