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Original title: Shame
Year: 2011
Running time: 99 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Steve McQueen
Screenwriter: Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan
Music: Harry Escott
Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie, Jake Richard Siciliano, Hannah Ware, Alex Manette, Anna Rose Hopkins, Lucy Walters, Elizabeth Masucci, Rachel Farrar
Producer: Film4 Productions, UK Film Council, See-Saw Films
Genre: Drama | Erotic. Sexuality & Porn
Synopsis: In New York City, Brandon's (Michael Fassbender) carefully cultivated private life -- which allows him to indulge his sexual addiction -- is disrupted when his sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) arrives unannounced for an indefinite stay.

Awards: 2011: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor - Drama (Fassbender)

2011: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best British Film and Best Actor

2011: Venice Film Festival: Best Actor (Fassbender) & FIPRESCI award

2011: New York Film Critics Circle: 2 Nominations, incl. Best Actor (Fassbender)

2011: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Actor (Michael Fassbender)

2011: Critics Choice Awards: Nom. for Best actor (Fassbender) & Sup. Actress (Mulligan)

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2011: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

2011: British Independent Film Awards: Best Actor (Fassbender). 5 nominations

2011: Satellite Awards: 6 nominations, including Best Picture & Best Director

2011: Seville Film Festival: Best Director & Best Actor (Michael Fassbender) (ex-aequo)

2011: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nom. Best actor (Fassbender) & Sup. Actress (Mulligan)

2011: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (Fassbender)

2012: European Film Awards: Best Editing & Best Cinematography. 6 nominations

2012: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best European Film

Critics' reviews

"Driven by a brilliant, ferocious performance by Michael Fassbender, Shame is a real walk on the wild side (...) This sexually raw film will stir considerable excitement among critics and serious audiences"

Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter
"Few filmmakers have plumbed the soul-churning depths of sexual addiction as fearlessly as British director Steve McQueen (...) There are many reasons to be grateful for 'Shame'"

Justin Chang: Variety
"'Shame" is too blistering and brutal to cozy up to. But Fassbender and Mulligan are dynamite. And McQueen is a born provocateur. There's no easy way to shake off Shame (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"This is a psychologically claustrophobic film that strips its characters bare literally and figuratively, leaving them, and us, nowhere to hide"

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"I don't believe I would be able to see it twice (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Shame feels less formal, less rooted in the language of the art installation than McQueen's previous film, Hunger, and is all the more satisfying for that. This is fluid, rigorous, serious cinema; the best kind of adult movie (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"

Xan Brooks: The Guardian

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