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LAST SHOWN 06/12/2024

Shame

Part of "Bleak Week"
YEAR
2011
FORMAT
DCP
RUNTIME
1h 42m
RATING
NC-17
DIRECTOR
Steve McQueen
CAST
Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan
SYNOPSIS

Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a quietly affable Wall Street type living in Manhattan who carries the private burden of a consuming sex addiction. When his younger sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) arrives at his apartment unannounced and in need of a place to stay, Brandon finds his world of controlled secrecy thrown into crisis. Director Steve McQueen’s beautifully elegiac portrait of a man battling his demons was nominated for numerous critics awards, and was an official selection of the Venice, Toronto and New York film festivals in 2011.

CAST
Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan
SYNOPSIS

Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a quietly affable Wall Street type living in Manhattan who carries the private burden of a consuming sex addiction. When his younger sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) arrives at his apartment unannounced and in need of a place to stay, Brandon finds his world of controlled secrecy thrown into crisis. Director Steve McQueen’s beautifully elegiac portrait of a man battling his demons was nominated for numerous critics awards, and was an official selection of the Venice, Toronto and New York film festivals in 2011.

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