McQueen's first film - Hunger - was a hard hitting look at the IRA hunger strikers, showing the anger and sadness on both sides of the divided Ireland. I, for one, have been looking forward to his follow up ever since and, judging from the critical acclaim, the world has been too...
"Steve McQueen's follow-up to Hunger is an icily compulsive portrait of damaged siblings and sex addiction, fuelled by brilliant performances by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan" - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian...
"McQueen's film is breathtaking in its execution. Fassbender delivers his finest performance yet. Why he hasn't received the expected Oscar remains a mystery."- Ed Gibbs, Sun Herald
That said, a word of warning. This is an '18' rated movie whose subject matter is sex addiction. Dont expect pornography, but do expect explicit detail. This is one of the best films of 2011, but... "Shame is interested in the stark immediacy of one man’s world and drawing us into that world without easy explanations" - Dave Calhoun, Time Out.
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