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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

★ 7.4R112 minDirector: Lynne Ramsay

2011 film by Lynne Ramsay

We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2011 psychological drama film directed by Lynne Ramsay from a screenplay she co-wrote 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 psychopathic son and the horrors 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.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is We Need to Talk About Kevin about?
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) — Eva's a mother trying to piece together her life following an incident caused by her odd child, Kevin. Once a successful writer, she's forced to take whatever comes her way, in spite of the increasingly bizarre and dangerous things Kevin says, or does.
Is We Need to Talk About Kevin based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is We Need to Talk About Kevin scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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