Is Shame right for your family?
Movie 2011 102 min
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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Likely present: Sexual contentFamily themesHeavy emotional content
A man's compulsive sexual addiction and the arrival of his sister, who evokes painful memories, suggest sexual and heavy emotional themes.
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