Weekend (2011)
92%RT Audience Score: 86%
Awards & Nominations: NA
It may be a chamber piece but Weekend’s revelations on modern sexuality expand far beyond the modest setting.
Weekend is the kind of movie that makes you want to fall in love, or at least go on a really good date. It’s a refreshing take on the romantic genre, with two charming leads and a realistic portrayal of modern relationships. Plus, the Nottingham setting adds a touch of British charm to the whole thing. Whether you’re in the mood for a tearjerker or just a feel-good movie, Weekend is definitely worth a watch.
Production Company(ies)
Korea Pictures, L J Film Pandora Filmproduktion,
Distributor
Sundance Selects
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
2011
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:2.00 : 1
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Runtime:1h 36m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United Kingdom
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 23, 2011 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2014
Genre(s)
Drama/Romance
Keyword(s)
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Budget and Earnings Details
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Chris New – Glen
Jonathan Race – Jamie
Laura Freeman – Jill
Sarah Churm – Helen
Vauxhall Jermaine – Damien
Director(s)
Andrew Haigh
Writer(s)
Andrew Haigh
Producer(s)
Tristan Goligher
Film Festivals
South by Southwest
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (85) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (81) | Rotten (4)
Weekend, which was shot with watery beauty on location in Nottingham in the U.K., also owes something to Before Sunrise, but it’s not a gay remake of a straight movie. Its romance is very deliberately not some reworked version of a hetero one.
November 10, 2015
Alison Willmore
BuzzFeed News
TOP CRITIC
Romantic, tragic, heartbreaking and euphoric, this is an emotionally invigorating odyssey that held me spellbound all the way through, the movie elegantly building to a beautifully poignant coda that is as tearful as it uplifting.
January 27, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
The best film of 2011.
January 7, 2012
Alonso Duralde
What the Flick?!
TOP CRITIC
Weekend is finally a deeply romantic film, assured of the pleasure that one person can find in another, but rooted in the quirks and textures of contemporary British life.
November 8, 2011
Samuel Wigley
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Haigh treats his subject matter with matter-of-fact realism. If this is a new voice on the British film scene, it’s a refreshingly adult one.
November 4, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Derek Malcolm
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
It is a tender, humane film, with an easy, unforced cinematic language: a film that doesn’t need to try too hard.
November 3, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Andrew Haigh reinvents the romantic chamber piece with this off-beat pairing…
June 10, 2020
David Lamble
Bay Area Reporter
Although a love story, it is the unromantic and realist presentation of the story which gives it its resonance and allows the characters to mull over issues that go beyond the immediate reality of themselves.
February 14, 2020
Jim Ross
Roobla
Weekend lets you witness two people opening up to each other and discovering each other on a level that can only be described as falling. And I swear, you won’t be able to stop smiling about it.
August 7, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5
Karl Delossantos
Smash Cut Reviews
Its seeming aimlessness makes it that much more real, deftly avoiding romantic cliches and sentimentality, thereby creating something infinitely more beautiful and moving.
August 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
Mattie Lucas
From the Front Row
A superb slice of contemporary British cinema from an hugely talented filmmaker.
December 5, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Ivan Radford
CineVue
A remarkably assured, charismatic, distinct and refreshingly unabridged romantic drama about two gay men finding love at the unlikeliest of times.
August 14, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
Jamie Neish
HeyUGuys…
Plot
Two best friends, Kate and Beth who have overcome personal setbacks and no matter what life throws at them, they always look forward to their annual weekend way. This year they are on a trip to Croatia, and everything is perfect until Beth wakes up to find Kate missing. With only a fuzzy memory of the previous night and the police not helping, her frantic search uncovers devastating secrets closer to home.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Tom Cullen, who plays the lead character Russell, is also a writer and director, and has directed several short films.
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