Shame (18)

Certificate:
Dir:
Steve McQueen
Year:
2011
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Length:
101 mins
Cast:
Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, Hannah Ware, James Badge Dale, Amy Hargreaves
Format:
Digital

The pursuit of sex destroys a suave and successful New Yorker in director Steve McQueen's exhilarating second feature. Michael Fassbender plays relaxed, well-groomed businessman Brandon, whose addiction to sexual pleasure threatens to consume him just as his 'normal' relationships travel in frustrating circles. Brandon's carefree but troubled sister Sissy, staying with her brother, should be a normalising influence, but can she save him from himself?

Provocative and both beautifully filmed and performed, Shame is a stunning film which lingers long in the mind.

There will be a special preview of Shame with a live satellite Q&A on Tuesday 10 January.