We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Directed by

Lynne Ramsay

Genre

drama film, romance film, thriller film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 3,130 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mother reflects on her troubled relationship with her son and the horrific event he carried out. The film moves between flashbacks and the present to show her struggle with guilt and grief.

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What happens

We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2011 psychological drama film directed by Lynne Ramsay from a screenplay she co-wrote with Rory Stewart Kinnear, based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Lionel Shriver. A long process of development and financing began in 2005, with filming commencing in April 2010. Tilda Swinton stars as a mother struggling to come to terms with her son and the crimes he has committed. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2011. Swinton was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and the BAFTA for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The film was listed at no. 74 of Time Out's 100 Best Films of the 21st Century in 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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