Shame
7.2
“A compelling and timely examination of the nature of need, how we live our lives and the experiences that shape us.”
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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Cast
30 people
Michael Fassbender
Brandon
Known for
Alien: Covenant
Band of Brothers
Carey Mulligan
Sissy
Known for
Drive
The Great Gatsby
James Badge Dale
David
Known for
The Pacific
World War Z
Nicole Beharie
Marianne
Known for
Sleepy Hollow
The Morning Show
Lucy Walters
Woman on Subway Train
Known for
Power
Here Alone
Mari-Ange Ramirez
Alexa
Also in
Deliver Us from Evil
Alex Manette
Steven
Known for
We Need to Talk About Kevin
You Were Never Really Here
Hannah Ware
Samantha
Known for
Hitman: Agent 47
The One
Elizabeth Masucci
Elizabeth
Known for
The God Committee
Rachel Farrar
Rachel
Also in
Victim No. 6
Loren Omer
Loren
Also in
The Blacklist
Lauren Tyrrell
Hostess
Steve McQueen Director · Abi Morgan Screenplay Harry Escott Composer
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $6.5M · United States release December 2, 2011
Box office
Budget
$6,500,000
Worldwide gross
$20,400,000
Gross vs. budget
3.1×
Production
HanWay Films
Production
See-Saw Films
Production
Lipsync Productions
Production
Alliance Films
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
UK Film Council
Production
Canada · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2011
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
United States · December 2, 2011
Limited theatrical
United Kingdom · January 13, 2012
Theatrical
United States
October 7, 2011 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Argentina
April 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
September 11, 2011 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
December 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Chile
May 3, 2012 · Theatrical
China
October 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
January 13, 2012 · Theatrical
France
December 7, 2011 · Theatrical · Visa n°131541
April 18, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
February 15, 2016 · TV · Arte
July 1, 2016 · Digital · VOD
September 2, 2020 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
November 4, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
June 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
September 4, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
January 13, 2012 · Theatrical
February 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
March 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
January 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
March 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Malta
March 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 31, 2012 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
June 4, 2012 · Digital
April 15, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
New Zealand
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Norway
January 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Peru
May 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 24, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
September 17, 2011 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 15, 2011 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
January 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 2, 2011 · Digital
Thailand
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
May 10, 2012 · Theatrical
April 11, 2024 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 2011 · Premiere · London Film Festival
Venezuela
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
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