Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
New Yorker Brandon lives in a high-rise apartment and has a well-paying job. He is also a sex addict who hides his shame behind this facade of respectability. The unexpected arrival of his wayward sister threatens to unravel everything.
New Yorker Brandon lives in a high-rise apartment and has a well-paying job. He is also a sex addict who hides his shame behind this facade of respectability. The unexpected arrival of his wayward sister threatens to unravel everything.
Carried by an extraordinary Michael Fassbender, Shame is a haunting, ferocious drama from one of the most unflinching directors working today. One of 2011’s best, it was a lightning rod of discussion from the moment it premiered at Venice, where it won the Critics’ Prize and Best Actor.