Glen is an artist doing an audio profile on the other men he’s slept with. It’s not about sex, he explains, but a project on identity and uncertainty with personal transparency. “Straight people won’t come because it’s not their world.” This film on the other hand most certainly is.
“Weekend” is the most honest, intelligent and heartwarming romance of the year. It’s the delicate, touching story of two gay men who meet, have sex, talk and fall in love in one weekend.
The film by Andrew Haigh has been called the gay “Before Sunset” with its open book screenplay and two affectionate, stirring individuals discovering themselves. And while its homosexuality is its defining characteristic, this is a universal love story and bond between a couple whose insecurities, tensions, emotions and thoughts naturally blossom. Continue reading “Weekend”