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2011 film by Steve McQueen

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Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

Released: 2011-10-02102 minDir: Steve McQueenDramaBudget: $6.5MBox office: $3.9M

Cast

  • Michael Fassbender as Brandon
  • Carey Mulligan as Sissy
  • James Badge Dale as David
  • Nicole Beharie as Marianne
  • Lucy Walters as Woman on Subway Train
  • Mari-Ange Ramirez as Alexa

Themes

  • new york city
  • pornography
  • sex addiction
  • co-workers relationship
  • internet porn
  • self-loathing
  • brother sister relationship

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

217,682 votes

Year
2011
Runtime
101 min
Genres
Drama

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Key facts

Directed by
Steve McQueen
Written by
Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan
Produced by
Iain Canning , Emile Sherman
Starring
Michael Fassbender Carey Mulligan James Badge Dale Nicole Beharie
Cinematography
Sean Bobbitt
Edited by
Joe Walker
Music by
Harry Escott
Production companies
Film4 UK Film Council Lipsync Productions HanWay Films See-Saw Films
Distributed by
Momentum Pictures
Release dates
4 September 2011 ( 2011-09-04 ) ( Venice ) 14 January 2012 ( 2012-01-14 ) (United Kingdom)
Running time
101 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Budget
£4.1-4.2 million ($6.5 million)
Box office
$20.4 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
100
FilmAffinity ID
359325
Image
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publication date
2012-02-23
title
Shame
review score
72/100
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Shame is a 2011 British erotic psychological drama film, set in New York, directed by Steve McQueen, co-written by McQueen and Abi Morgan, and starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan as grown siblings. It was co-produced by Film4 and See-Saw Films. The film's explicit scenes reflecting the protagonist's sexual addiction resulted in a rating of NC-17 in the United States. Shame was released in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2012. It received generally positive reviews, with praise for its director, Fassbender's and Mulligan's performances, and realistic depiction of sexual addiction.

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