Shame (1987)
- Directed by
- Steve Jodrell
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A female barrister on a motorcycle trip stops in a small Australian town after her bike breaks down. She soon discovers that the local men openly harass and assault the town's young women, and that the community ignores it.
aloneuneasyslow-burnrestrainedserioussomberatmosphericsomberquietly angry
What happens
Shame is a 1988 Australian drama film directed by Steve Jodrell and written by Beverly Blankenship and Michael Brindley. Deborra-Lee Furness stars as Asta Cadell, a barrister from Perth on a solo motorcycle trip through the Australian countryside. When her bike is damaged, she is forced to stay in a rural town while waiting for replacement parts. While there, she learns of the unsettling nature of the town, where the residents turn a blind eye to the young men's constant harassment and sexual assault of the town's young women. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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