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6.9Brandon, 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 McQueenDrama
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
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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
Key dates
- Published
- 23 February 2012
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- shame
- Participant in
- 25th European Film Awards
- Genre
- erotic film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- sexual addiction
- Director
- Steve McQueen
- Composer
Article
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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