Weekend (2011 film)

Weekend
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew Haigh
Written byAndrew Haigh
Produced byTristan Goligher
StarringTom Cullen
Chris New
CinematographyUla Pontikos
Edited byAndrew Haigh
Music byJames Edward Barker
Production
companies
Distributed byPeccadillo Pictures
Release dates
  • 11 March 2011 (2011-03-11) (SXSW)
  • 23 September 2011 (2011-09-23) (United States)
  • 4 November 2011 (2011-11-04) (United Kingdom)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£120,000
Box office$1,128,477(Worldwide)

Weekend is a 2011 British romantic drama film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, and starring Tom Cullen and Chris New as two men who meet and begin a sexual relationship the weekend before one of them plans to leave the country. The film won much praise and critical acclaim after premiering at the SXSW festival in the US, and was a success at the box office in the UK and the U.S., where it received a limited release.