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Shame

2011 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

6.9/10

Rating

102 min

Runtime

2011

Release Year

Steve McQueen

Director

Cast

Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie, Lucy Walters

Quick Synopsis

Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

Full Plot Summary of Shame

Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

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