The Long Weekend (1989)

Original title

The Long Weekend (O' Despair)

Directed by

Gregg Araki

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three couples, one gay, one lesbian and one heterosexual, spend a weekend together. The film watches their interactions and tensions over the course of the weekend.

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What happens

The Long Weekend (O' Despair) (stylized onscreen in lowercase) is a 1989 American low-budget drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Gregg Araki, and starring Brett Vail. The film follows three couples, one gay, one lesbian and one heterosexual, spending a weekend together. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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