Michael Fassbender stars as Brandon, a New York 30-something man (and well endowed) whose out of control sex life and destructive relationship with his spontaneous sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) leads to a traumatic end in Steve McQueen's critically acclaimed Shame.
Brandon is a sex addict. Living day to day behind the facade of a New York business man whilst nipping off to the office WC to pleasure himself before heading home for a string of thrilling trysts with an array of adventurous women. Until his sister Sissy drops by unexpected following Brandon's sheer avoidance of her in his life. Sparking a chain of events that lead to a breakdown in Brandon and Sissy's already troublesome and problematic relationship.
The longer Sissy stays in Brandon's life, the more his addiction to sex spirals out of control stopping at nothing to get his next fix. Including another man's girlfriend in a seedy bar and a man in a backroom of a New York sex club as Brandon's limits show no boundaries to satisfy his explicit thirst as his irrational behaviour pushes Sissy to breaking point.
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Shame is emotional, raw, powerful, daring, dark and provocative all at the same time. McQueen may not explain why Brandon and Sissy's relationship is so strained, or how Brandon came to become so obsessed with sex but it adds to the real aspect of the film's overall feeling. McQueen certainly has not shied away from the harsh and real aspects of Fassbender's character using voyeuristic cinematography to aid in this element with Harry Escott's brilliant and inspiring score adding to the affect.
Behind all the smut is the sheer comedy provided by some uncomfortable and gritty scenes and the added bonus of James Badge Dale's character of Brandon's sex starved slimeball and boss David who provides the laugh out loud moments for the majority of the film. Shame is most definitely not one for the kids, Grandparents or the family dog (it will walk out gyrating against your leg) but is definitely a must see for 2012 with Fassbender and Mulligan performing expertly in every scene.
Shame premiered at the Venice Film Festival back in September 2011 where it walked away with three out of four nominated awards including Fassbender's Volpi Cup for Best Actor. Shame was also showcased at the Toronto Film Festival, The New York Film Festival and the London Film Festival.
Shame was screened at the QFT Belfast on Tuesday January 10. The screening was followed by a Q&A session with Steve McQueen himself and co-writer Abi Morgan via Satellite link in London viewed in a total of 68 cinemas across the UK. Shame opens here in the UK on January 13.
Brandon is a sex addict. Living day to day behind the facade of a New York business man whilst nipping off to the office WC to pleasure himself before heading home for a string of thrilling trysts with an array of adventurous women. Until his sister Sissy drops by unexpected following Brandon's sheer avoidance of her in his life. Sparking a chain of events that lead to a breakdown in Brandon and Sissy's already troublesome and problematic relationship.
The longer Sissy stays in Brandon's life, the more his addiction to sex spirals out of control stopping at nothing to get his next fix. Including another man's girlfriend in a seedy bar and a man in a backroom of a New York sex club as Brandon's limits show no boundaries to satisfy his explicit thirst as his irrational behaviour pushes Sissy to breaking point.
.
Shame is emotional, raw, powerful, daring, dark and provocative all at the same time. McQueen may not explain why Brandon and Sissy's relationship is so strained, or how Brandon came to become so obsessed with sex but it adds to the real aspect of the film's overall feeling. McQueen certainly has not shied away from the harsh and real aspects of Fassbender's character using voyeuristic cinematography to aid in this element with Harry Escott's brilliant and inspiring score adding to the affect.
Behind all the smut is the sheer comedy provided by some uncomfortable and gritty scenes and the added bonus of James Badge Dale's character of Brandon's sex starved slimeball and boss David who provides the laugh out loud moments for the majority of the film. Shame is most definitely not one for the kids, Grandparents or the family dog (it will walk out gyrating against your leg) but is definitely a must see for 2012 with Fassbender and Mulligan performing expertly in every scene.
Shame premiered at the Venice Film Festival back in September 2011 where it walked away with three out of four nominated awards including Fassbender's Volpi Cup for Best Actor. Shame was also showcased at the Toronto Film Festival, The New York Film Festival and the London Film Festival.
Shame was screened at the QFT Belfast on Tuesday January 10. The screening was followed by a Q&A session with Steve McQueen himself and co-writer Abi Morgan via Satellite link in London viewed in a total of 68 cinemas across the UK. Shame opens here in the UK on January 13.
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