Shame

The Resource Shame
Label
Shame
Statement of responsibility
an Alliance Films release ; Film4 and UK Film Council present in association with Alliance Films, Lipsync Productions and Hanway Films ; a See-Saw Films production ; produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman ; written by Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan ; directed by Steve McQueen
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Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
Summary
An outwardly ordinary man must come to terms with his inner compulsions in this powerful drama from filmmaker Steve McQueen. Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a successful businessman in his early thirties who lives in New York. To most around him, Brandon seems cool and introverted, but inside he is wrestling with a powerful sexual appetite; he's obsessed with pornography and prefers short-term relationships with women that allow him to keep the world at arm's length. The grim routine of Brandon's life is upended when his sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) stops by for an extended visit without prior notice. While Brandon is reserved, Sissy is an outgoing and flashy musician, and she doesn't seem to care about her brother's need for privacy. When Sissy forces Brandon to look closely at his life, he comes to understand the circumstances that made him the man he is today as his veneer of calm begins to crack
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lbi
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Camera, Sean Bobbitt ; editor, Joe Walker ; music, Harry Escott
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A
Language note
In English or French with optional English or French subtitles
PerformerNote
Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie, Alex Manette, Hannah Ware
Runtime
101
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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