We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · TMDB 7.5
Directed by Lynne Ramsay
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Why it matters
Lynne Ramsay adapts Lionel Shriver's novel about a mother whose son commits a school massacre, and the result is a film of relentless subjective dread. Tilda Swinton's performance is a study in exhaustion and guilt, and Ramsay's sound design turns everyday noises into instruments...
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Released
- 2011-09-28
- Studio
- BBC Film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.5
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