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Shame (2011) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
BAFTA Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Golden Globes
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Steve McQueen

Written By:
Steve McQueen
Abi Morgan

Actors:
Michael Fassbender ..... Brandon
Lucy Walters ..... Woman on Subway Train
Mari-Ange Ramirez ..... Alexa
James Badge Dale ..... David
Nicole Beharie ..... Marianne
Alex Manette ..... Steven
Hannah Ware ..... Samantha
Elizabeth Masucci ..... Elizabeth
Rachel Farrar ..... Rachel
Loren Omer ..... Loren
Carey Mulligan ..... Sissy
Lauren Tyrrell ..... Hostess
Marta Milans ..... Cocktail Waitress
Jake Richard Siciliano ..... Skype Son
Robert Montano ..... Waiter

Synopsis:

Thirty-something Brandon Sullivan is a New York yuppie. He is also a sex addict who thinks about sex all the time when he's not having sex. He surfs for porn on his work computer, masturbates often even in his office's men's room, and eyes strange women in whatever situation he's in in the hopes of having quick anonymous sex with them. He hides his sex addiction from those few people in his life who he lets in in an emotional sense, unlike his married boss, David Fisher, who is open about his marital infidelities to his male work colleagues. And the act of sex holds no emotional connotation whatsoever for Brandon. The arrival back into his life and his apartment of his sister Sissy Sullivan, from who he was estranged due to the emotional baggage associated, changes Brandon's life, especially in what he can do in what used to be the privacy and sanctity of his apartment. Sissy, unlike Brandon, sees sex and emotional attachment as one in the same. Brandon's life begins to spiral out of control following Sissy's arrival. He gains a better understanding, albeit an unpleasant one, of his life following an incident involving Sissy.

In New York, the empty thirty something year-old Brandon is a sex-addicted man that works in an office. His longest relationship lasted only four months and Brandon does not have any friends. Brandon has casual sex with women that he meets in bars; has sex also with hookers; visits porn websites and collects sex magazines. However, he is unable to have sex with a potential girlfriend once they become close. When his also dysfunctional younger sister Sissy unexpectedly moves to his apartment, she has one night stand with Brandon's boss and the world of Brandon turns upside-down.

Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a 30-something man living comfortably in New York balancing a busy job and active social life. When the wayward Sissy (Carey Mulligan), turns up at his apartment unannounced, Brandon's carefully managed lifestyle spirals out of control. From award winning director Steve McQueen (Hunger), Shame is a compelling and timely examination of the nature of need, how we live our lives and the experiences that shape us.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 13 October, 2019.