We Need To Talk About Kevin

Produced in 2011

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Film Information

Festival Edition 2012 - Edition 12
Section Panorama
Director Lynne Ramsay
Country United Kingdom
Duration 110 mins
Language English
Producer Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno
Screenplay Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear - Based on the novel of Lionel Shriver
Cast Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Ashley Gerasimovich
Genre Drama

Synopsis

Eva puts her ambitions and career aside to give birth to Kevin. The relationship between mother and son is difficult from the very first years. When Kevin is 15, he does something irrational and unforgivable in the eyes of the entire community. Eva grapples with her own feelings of grief and responsibility. Did she ever love her son? And how much of what Kevin did was her fault?

Full Description

Eva puts her ambitions and career aside to give birth to Kevin. The relationship between mother and son is difficult from the very first years. When Kevin is 15, he does something irrational and unforgivable in the eyes of the entire community. Eva grapples with her own feelings of grief and responsibility.