Learning on ScreenWe Need to Talk About Kevin
- Synopsis
- Psychological drama about a tormented mother grappling with feelings of accountability and intense grief after her troubled 15-year-old son commits an act of violence that shakes their community to its very core. Eva (Tilda Swinton) had a promising career when an unplanned pregnancy threw her life off balance, though she selflessly put her own ambitions aside to give her son Kevin a good life. From the moment Kevin was born, there was a palpable tension between mother and son. Years later, as a teenager, Kevin snaps. As the community recoils from Kevin and his family, Eva begins to question whether or not she ever really loved her son in the first place. Based on the novel by Lionel Shriver.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of release
- 2012
- Year of production
- 2011
- Subjects
- Film studies; Psychology; Mental Health and Counselling
- Keywords
- abnormal psychology; child development; families; massacres; social psychology; mother-child interaction
Credits
- Director
- Lynne Ramsay
- Writer
- Lionel Shriver
- Cast
Ezra Miller John C Reilly Tilda Swinton
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £5.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 112 minutes
- Year
- 2019
Distributor
- Name
Artificial Eye
- Web
- http://www.artificial-eye.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7240 5353
- Fax
- 020 7240 5242
- Address
- 20-22 Stukeley Street
London
WC2B 5LR - Notes
- Independent film and video distributor with an emphasis on foreign language titles. Sale on DVD via retail outlets.
Available from retail outlets
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