Shame

R18
2011
|
102 mins
Trailer
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Hard-hitting drama from director Steve McQueen (Hunger). Brandon's (Michael Fassbender) carefully cultivated sex addiction is interrupted by the unannounced arrival of... More

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Shame | Ratings & Reviews

"Certain to arouse critical acclaim and smart-audience interest wherever it's shown."

VarietyVariety

"With its focus on relentless sexual craving the movie is superficially bold, but lacks the bravery to go all the way."

USA TodayUSA Today

"Not for the faint-hearted, prudish or impatient, Shame is as complex and ambiguous as its characters."

Total FilmTotal Film

"In a movie era remarkable for its reluctance to dramatize erotic intimacy, Shame merits praise for the dark energy of its sexual encounters."

Time MagazineTime Magazine

"Pure and pitiless and oddly disapproving."

The New YorkerThe New Yorker

"The seriousness of its effort is hard to deny."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"Shame is a disturbing film that penetrates our minds and gets beneath our skins as we try to understand its characters."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"This is fluid, rigorous, serious cinema; the best kind of adult movie."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"This is fluid, rigorous, serious cinema; the best kind of adult movie."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"There's no easy way to shake off Shame. It gets in your head."

Rolling StoneRolling Stone

"This is a great act of filmmaking and acting. I don't believe I would be able to see it twice."

Roger EbertRoger Ebert

"A grim and arty drama."

New York PostNew York Post

"This is a psychologically claustrophobic film that strips its characters bare literally and figuratively, leaving them, and us, nowhere to hide."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"Its dramatic and stylistic prowess provides a cinematic jolt that is bracing to experience."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"The biggest surprise in Shame is how distanced, passionless, and merely skin-deep the director's attention is - how little he cares about the subject of his own movie."

Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly

"Brave, beautifully acted and emotionally revealing — an early strong contender for the most provocative and compelling film of the year."

Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

"Shame is packed with scenes which are both immaculately composed and seething with meaning."

The TelegraphThe Telegraph

"A moody, textured piece."

A.V. ClubA.V. Club

Shame | Details

Award winner
Volpi Cup winner (Best Performance) for Fassbender, Venice Film Festival 2011.
Rating
R18, Sex scenes & suicide
Runtime
102
Genre
Drama
Country of origin
UK

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