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We Need to Talk About Kevin

2011 · Film · 113 min

  • Drama
  • Thriller

Plot

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

About We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2011 psychological thriller drama film directed by Lynne Ramsay, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rory Stewart Kinnear, based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Lionel Shriver. A long process of development and financing began in 2005, with filming commencing in April 2010. Tilda Swinton stars as a mother struggling to come to terms with her son and the crimes he has committed. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2011. Swinton was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and the BAFTA for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The film was listed at no. 74 of Time Out's 100 Best Films of the 21st Century in 2022.

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Cast

  • Tilda SwintonEva Khatchadourian
  • John C. ReillyFranklin
  • Ezra MillerKevin, Teenager
  • Siobhan Fallon HoganWanda
  • Alex ManetteColin
  • Jasper NewellKevin, 6-8 Years
  • Ashley GerasimovichCelia
  • Rocky DuerKevin, Toddler
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