An exquisitely realised adaptation of Lionel Shriver’s bestselling novel, We Need To Talk About Kevin, the film was an audience and critics’ favourite following its competition screenings at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Tilda Swinton turns in a stunning and breathtakingly fragile performance as Eva, a concerned mother with a troubled, angry son – Kevin. Eva is a haunted middle-aged woman trying to grapple with her own feelings towards her son as he grows up to be a brooding teenager. His unimaginable actions will shatter her life.
What was her role in it? Did she resent her son since birth? And how much of what Kevin did was her fault? What could she have done to help him?
This is a fearless film that will provoke and enthral audiences in equal measure, raising questions of guilt, regret and loss. At the heart of the story is an eerie portrait of the idea of nature vs nurture, and a bold look at the alienation of parenthood.
Chilling, but absolutely captivating, We Need To Talk About Kevin is directed by visionary filmmaker Lynne Ramsay (Morvern Callar, Ratcatcher), who constructs a mesmerising, intimate piece of cinema.
WHAT: We Need To Talk About Kevin
Starring: Tilda Swinton, John C Reilly and Ezra Miller
Running Time: 112 minutes.
WHERE: Cinemax Arthouse Theatre Kingscliff
