Weekend,directed by Andrew Haigh, was released to great acclaim in 2011. It is possibly one of the most realistic gay films I have ever seen as I could relate to both main characters in the film.
Neither are stereotypically gay, although personally I think stereotypes are dependent on country as most American gay films show muscle bound gay men, whilst British films show gay men in many different ways. But that might be a comment on the differences between British and American films overall.
The film is funny, moving and most importantly, realistic. The themes that the film tackles are current and is far different from many other gay interest films.
Although I don’t like the drug use in the film, because I haven’t experienced recreational class A drug use within the gay community, I do think that it does reflect the problem with recreational drug use in the gay community.
However, the film is excellent and a refreshing change from most of the American imports.
