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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.

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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...

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