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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

R 112 min  -  Drama | Thriller  -   28 September 2011 (France)
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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 21,820 users   Metascore: 68/100 
Reviews: 135 user | 257 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com

Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child, despite the increasingly vicious things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.

Director:

Lynne Ramsay

Writers:

Lynne Ramsay (screenplay), Rory Kinnear (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tilda Swinton ...
John C. Reilly ...
Ezra Miller ...
Jasper Newell ...
Rock Duer ...
Ashley Gerasimovich ...
Celia
Siobhan Fallon ...
Wanda (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan)
Alex Manette ...
Colin
Kenneth Franklin Kenneth Franklin ...
Soweto
Leslie Lyles Leslie Lyles ...
Smash Lady
Paul Diomede Paul Diomede ...
Corrections Officer Al
Michael Campbell ...
Corrections Officer
J. Mallory-McCree ...
Prison Boy (as J. Mal McCree)
Mark Elliot Wilson Mark Elliot Wilson ...
Eva's Lawyer
James Chen ...
Dr. Foulkes
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Storyline

Eva Khatchadourian is trying to piece together her life following the "incident". Once a successful travel writer, she is forced to take whatever job comes her way, which of late is as a clerk in a travel agency. She lives a solitary life as people who know about her situation openly shun her, even to the point of violent actions toward her. She, in turn, fosters that solitary life because of the incident, the aftermath of which has turned her into a meek and scared woman. That incident involved her son Kevin Khatchadourian, who is now approaching his eighteenth birthday. Eva and Kevin have always had a troubled relationship, even when he was an infant. Whatever troubles he saw, Franklin, Eva's complacent husband, just attributed it to Kevin being a typical boy. The incident may be seen by both Kevin and Eva as his ultimate act in defiance against his mother. Written by Huggo  

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violence and behavior, some sexuality and language See all certifications »

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Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tenemos que hablar de Kevin See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$24,587 (USA) (11 December 2011) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$1,731,696 (USA) (13 May 2012)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The initial scenes from La Tomatina, the tomato festival in Buñol near Valencia in Spain, is referenced later by a poster advertising for Buñol in the travel agency on the wall behind Eva. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The poster that appears in the Agency of travel behind Eva is of Buñol, the city where the war of tomatoes in the beginning of the movie takes place. The name is misspelled as "Bunôl" See more »

Quotes

Eva: You don't look happy.
Kevin: Have I ever?
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Connections

Featured in 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

"Nobody's Child"
Written by Coben/Foree
Performed by Lonnie Donegan
Published by Sony/ATV Publishing
Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group LTD See more »