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Shame
Directed by Steve McQueen. Performances by Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie, Hannah Ware. Fox Searchlight, 2011. 101 minutes. Rated NC-17. Psychological Drama.
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.