We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin

This conversation is long overdue.

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Release Date

9/28/2011

Runtime

113 mins

Overview

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$10,800,000

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A harrowing, non-linear descent into a mother's guilt and anguish as she pieces together how her son became capable of unfathomable violence. The film is a slow, suffocating examination of maternal responsibility, alienation, and the question of nature versus nurture in the face of inexplicable evil.

Mood

Dread-soakedBleakMournfulUnsettling

Themes

FamilyGriefComing apart

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

DesaturatedHandheld

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Graphic violenceChild endangermentSuicide and self-harm

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