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Shame
CANADA · 2011

Shame

Steve McQueen
sexual addiction family trauma emotional isolation psychological dysfunction sibling relationships
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Synopsis

Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

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