Shame
- 2011
- UK
- 100 min
- 18
- Directed by: Steve McQueen
- Written by: Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen
- Cast: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan
- UK release: 13 January 2012
Brandon Sullivan (Fassbender) is trapped in his own world of sex addiction. Then his sister, club singer Sissy (Mulligan), drifts into his life and apartment, upsetting the precarious knife edge of his existence. Fassbender is stunning in a strangely lyrical film about ugly desperation.
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Reviews & features
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12 Dec 2012
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Shame
5 Jan 2012
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Director Steve McQueen discusses latest film Shame
5 Jan 2012
Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan star in story of sex addiction
‘When I first heard of the notion of sex addicts I laughed,’ says Steve McQueen. ‘Then I did a bit of research. It’s very similar to an alcoholic that drinks a litre of whisky a day.’ The artist and director is talking about his new film Shame, an…
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