Shame (2011)

In New York City, Brandons carefully cultivated private life — which allows him to indulge his sexual addiction — is disrupted when his sister Cissy arrives unannounced for an indefinite stay.

Release Date: December 7th, 2011

Director: Steve McQueen

Writers: Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen

Actors: Alex Manette, Carey Mulligan, Elizabeth Masucci, Hannah Ware, Jake Richard Siciliano, James Badge Dale, Lauren Tyrrell, Loren Omer, Lucy Walters, Mari-Ange Ramirez, Marta Milans, Michael Fassbender, Nicole Beharie, Rachel Farrar, Robert Montano

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: NC-17

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Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Shame | Synopsis

Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his wayward younger sister (Carey Mulligan) moves into his apartment stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon’s insular life spirals out of control.