We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Director:

Lynne Ramsay

Writers (WGA):

Lynne Ramsay (screenplay) &
Rory Kinnear (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 September 2011 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Author | Office Party | Small Town | Broken Arm | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 16 wins & 29 nominations

Cast

Tilda Swinton	...	Eva Khatchadourian
John C. Reilly	...	Franklin
Ezra Miller	...	Kevin, Teenager
Jasper Newell	...	Kevin, 6-8 Years
Rock Duer	...	Kevin, Toddler
Ashley Gerasimovich	...	Celia
Siobhan Fallon	...	Wanda (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan)
Alex Manette	...	Colin
Kenneth Franklin	...	Soweto
Leslie Lyles	...	Smash Lady
Paul Diomede	...	Corrections Officer Al
Michael Campbell	...	Corrections Officer
J. Mallory-McCree	...	Prison Boy (as J. Mal McCree)
Mark Elliot Wilson	...	Eva's Lawyer
James Chen	...	Dr. Foulkes
Lauren Fox	...	Dr. Goldblatt
Blake DeLong	...	Young Suited Man #1
Andy Gershenzon	...	Young Suited Man #2
Kelly Wade	...	Mother of Little Girl
Ursula Parker	...	Lucy
Jason Shelton	...	Delivery Guy
Simon MacLean	...	Mover
Erin Darke	...	Young Assistant Rose
Annie O'Sullivan	...	Waitress
Georgia X. Lifsher	...	Checkout Girl (as Georgia Lifsher)
Aaron Blakely	...	Concerned Man
Polly Adams	...	Mary Woolford
Suzette Gunn	...	Young (Crying) Mother
Joseph Melendez	...	Waiter
Rebecca Dealy	...	Student #1
Louie Rinaldi	...	Student #2
Johnson Chong	...	Student #3
Kimberley Drummond	...	Student #4
Leland Alexander Wheeler	...	Student #5
Daniel Farcher	...	Student #6
Jennifer Kim	...	Student #7
Caitlin Kinnunen	...	Student #8
J.J. Kandel	...	Teacher
Maryann Urbano	...	School Mother / Teacher
J.J. Perez	...	Mexican Janitor
Tah von Allmen	...	Woman with Birthmark
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Basile	...	Mover (uncredited)
Susan-Kate Heaney	...	Nanny (uncredited)
Francesca Murdoch	...	Ballet Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Lynne Ramsay

Writing credits (WGA)
Lynne Ramsay		(screenplay) &
Rory Kinnear		(screenplay)
Lionel Shriver		(novel)

Produced by
Suzanne Baron	....	co-executive producer
Michael Corso	....	co-executive producer
Molly Egan	....	associate producer
Christopher Figg	....	executive producer
Jennifer Fox	....	producer
Simon Greenall	....	co-executive producer
Anthony Gudas	....	co-executive producer
Philip Herd	....	associate producer
Paula Jalfon	....	executive producer
Lisa Lambert	....	executive producer
Christine Langan	....	executive producer
Norman Merry	....	executive producer
Andrew Orr	....	executive producer
Lynne Ramsay	....	executive producer
Michael Robinson	....	executive producer
Luc Roeg	....	producer
Robert Salerno	....	producer
Steven Soderbergh	....	executive producer
Tilda Swinton	....	executive producer
Leslie Thomas	....	co-executive producer
Robert Whitehouse	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jonny Greenwood

Cinematography by
Seamus McGarvey

Film Editing by
Joe Bini

Casting by
Billy Hopkins

Production Design by
Judy Becker

Art Direction by
Charles Kulsziski

Set Decoration by
Heather Loeffler

Costume Design by
Catherine George

Makeup Department
Maya Hardinge	....	makeup department head
Michelle Johnson	....	hair department head
Julia Lallas	....	key makeup artist
Craig Lindberg	....	special makeup effects artist
Christopher Milone	....	makeup artist
Cynthia O'Rourke	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Alexis Arnold	....	production supervisor
Gisela Evert	....	post-production supervisor
Len Murach	....	assistant unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ivan J. Fonseca	....	first assistant director
Marcos González Palma	....	second second assistant director
Federico Untermann	....	first assistant director: second unit
Adam T. Weisinger	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Stephanie Abbaspour	....	art production intern
Andrew Albanese	....	set dresser
Jill Alexander	....	property master
Kimberly Asa	....	art department coordinator (as Kim Asa)
Junior Cyrus Baron	....	set dresser (as Junior Baron)
Michael Bodt	....	set dresser
David Brenner	....	set dresser
Sal Corallo	....	set dresser
Michael Cory	....	assistant property master
Eric Dean	....	graphic designer
Thomas A. Delillo	....	set dresser (as Tom Delillo)
Mary Fellows	....	set dresser
Amber Fleming-Shon	....	stand-by scenic
Rafael Fraguada	....	set dresser
Paul Gaily	....	set dresser (as Paul S. Gaily)
Eugene Hitt	....	set dresser
Jonathan Huggins	....	leadman
Jeffrey Jones	....	set dresser
Doro Klusmann	....	on-set dresser (as Dorothea Klusmann)
John Knoop	....	set dresser (as John W. Knoop)
Matthew Kowalski	....	set dresser
Jeff Kujan	....	art department intern (as Jeffrey Kujan)
Chuck Lin	....	designer: computer virus
Daniel E. Mahon	....	set dresser (as Daniel Mahon)
Lee Malecki	....	buyer
Timothy Powers	....	set dresser
Angelo Proscia	....	set dresser
Al Sachs	....	set dresser
Joe Savastano	....	set dresser
Zach Selter	....	set dresser (as Zachary Selter)
Stephen Siersema	....	scenic artist
Vincent R. Smith	....	set dresser
Malcolm Sonsire	....	set dresser (as Malcolm Sonsipe)
John Sullivan	....	set dresser
Nicholas Tzorzis	....	set dresser
Arthur T. Vitello	....	scenic artist
Andy Zuch	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Stuart Bagshaw	....	foley editor
Scott Cannizzaro	....	adr mixer
Paul Davies	....	sound designer
Robert Farr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rob Hughes	....	adr mixer
Ken Ishii	....	production sound mixer
Iván Martínez-Rufat	....	boom operator (second unit)
Brendan Jamieson O'Brien	....	boom operator
Joe Origlieri	....	sound recordist
Keith Partridge	....	foley engineer
Julien Pirrie	....	foley assistant
Santiago Serra	....	sound mixer: second unit
Barnaby Smyth	....	foley supervisor/artist
Andrew Stirk	....	dialogue editor
Milos Stojanovic	....	adr recordist
Yanti Windrich	....	assistant re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Drew Jiritano	....	special effects coordinator
Andrew Mortelliti	....	special effects foreman
David Presto	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Chris Bentley	....	digital lab operator
Simone Coco	....	digital compositor
Neil Culley	....	digital compositor
Stefan Drury	....	head of visual effects
Sean Farrow	....	executive visual effects supervisor
Noel Harmes	....	digital compositor
Anthony Laranjo	....	digital compositor
Lucy Tanner	....	visual effects coordinator
Diana Vasquez	....	digital lab operator

Stunts
Chris Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Bruck	....	grip
Ian Campbell	....	grip
Robert Carnevale	....	grip
Oliver Cary	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Kai Wai Cheng	....	grip
Fred Chesterman	....	rigging grip
Archangelo V. Ciotti	....	grip
Jack Coffen	....	electrician
Francis B. Conley Jr.	....	grip
Pat Crooks	....	electrician (as Patrick C. Crooks)
James Daly	....	additional camera loader
Pedro Diaz	....	grip
Bryan Dolan	....	rigging electrician
Thomas Dolan	....	rigging best boy electric (as Tom Dolan)
David Domínguez	....	additional camera operator
David Domínguez	....	camera operator
Joe Donohue III	....	dolly grip (as Joe Donohue)
Roberto Fernández	....	first assistant camera
Richard Fiore	....	grip
Zack Fox	....	grip (as Zachary Fox)
Gerard J. Free	....	grip
James V. Gartland	....	rigging grip
John Gatland	....	best boy grip
Keith Gordon	....	grip
Brad Goss	....	key rigging grip (as Brad J. Goss)
Christopher F. Graneto	....	grip
Matt Higham	....	electrician (as Matthew Higham)
Robert Hines	....	electrician
William Hines	....	generator operator
Alec Jarnagin	....	Steadicam operator
Billy Kerwick	....	company grip (as Bill Kerwick)
Tom Kerwick	....	key grip
Jim Kerwin	....	electrician
Eric Kutner	....	electrician
Frank La Frazia	....	electrician (as Frank Lafrazia)
Frank Laruffa	....	rigging grip
Robert C. Linke	....	electrician
Matt Lubera	....	company grip
Jim Manzione	....	rigging gaffer (as James J. Manzione)
Sean Manzione	....	electrician
Jim McCullagh	....	gaffer
Jim McCullagh	....	lamp operator (as Jim McCullagh Jr.)
Kevin McKenna	....	digital video assist operator
Shawn Mulligan	....	grip (as Shawn A. Mulligan Jr.)
Neil O'Malley	....	best boy rigging grip
Mike Oates	....	grip
Matthew Pebler	....	second assistant camera
Steve Peloquin	....	grip
Dwayne Plokhooy	....	rigging electrician
Craig Pressgrove	....	first assistant camera
James Quinlan	....	electrician
Mike Reed	....	electrician (as Michael Reed)
Nicole Rivelli	....	still photographer
Satish Sahi	....	best boy electric (as Satish Shahi)
Meg Schrock	....	lamp operator
Steven Search	....	additional first assistant camera
George Selden	....	electrician
Darrin Smith	....	rigging electrician
Thomas Townend	....	cinematographer: second unit
Thomas Vaughun	....	rigging grip (as Thomas E. Vaughan)
Kevin Walsh	....	electrician

Casting Department
Erin Darke	....	casting associate
Karen E. Etcoff	....	extras casting
Jennifer Ricchiazzi	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Jamie Jacobson	....	background casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jodi Baldwin	....	costume supervisor
Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels	....	guinea pig costumer
Eric Dimitratos	....	costume intern
Rebecca Edmonston	....	key costumer
Cameron Folan	....	assistant costume designer
Louise Giobbi-Ersek	....	costume intern (as Louise Ersek)
Layla Griffin	....	costume designer: Spain unit
Katalina Iturralde	....	set costumer
Hilary Sahn	....	costume production assistant
Katalina Iturralde	....	head costume ager/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kate Abernathy	....	assistant editor
Rob Ackerman	....	technical support
Adam Biskupski	....	first assistant editor: UK
James Clarke	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Stuart Fyvie	....	digital colourist
Scott Goulding	....	on-line editor
Scott Macbeth	....	technical support
Salim Rahman	....	technical support
Daniel Tomlinson	....	senior digital intermediate operator
Loretta Wallace	....	post-production assistant
Rick White	....	head of vt
John Vladic	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
Simon Changer	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Kevin Bradley	....	driver
Pat Bratchell	....	driver
Richard R. Busardo	....	driver (as Rick Busardo)
Enrico Caruso	....	driver
Jim Cisero	....	driver
Juan De La Rosa	....	parking assistant
Pedro Jilmenez	....	parking production assistant
Frank Lagaipa	....	driver
Robin Monaghan	....	driver
Jude Moresco	....	driver
Jeremy Olszewski	....	driver (as Jeremy Olsewski)
Timothy Paustian	....	transportation captain (as Timmy Paustian)
Rich Presotti	....	driver (as Rich Presutti)
Mark Provenzano	....	driver
Thomas Reilly	....	transportation co-captain (as Tom Reilly)
Miguel A. Rodriguez	....	parking production assistant
Scott Roth	....	driver
José Tejada	....	parking coordinator (as Jose Tejada)
Frank Vistiglia	....	driver
Frank Young	....	driver

Other crew
Theron Alford	....	set production assistant
Tara Andrus	....	production accountant
Oana Anghel	....	graphics coordinator
Margaret Baker	....	stand-in
Pamela Bertini	....	production coordinator
Colin Bishop	....	projectionist
Deborah Blake	....	set medic
Katie Bullock-Webster	....	post production co-ordinator
Rodney Byerson	....	film runner
Justin Byrne	....	set medic
Eva Z. Cabrera	....	script supervisor
Neil Cairns	....	post-production accountant
Paulette D. Clark	....	assistant production coordinator (as Paulette Clark)
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Leonard Crooks	....	head of New Cinema Fund: UK Film Council
Joshua P. Dease	....	payroll accountant
Emilie Deschamps	....	production secretary
Peter Dickinson	....	senior designer
Nick Doumlele	....	production office intern
Gjustina Dushku	....	set production assistant
John Ellis	....	set medic
Scott Ferlisi	....	assistant location manager
Sarah Follett	....	location scout
Erick Freitas	....	location production assistant
Joshua A. Friedman	....	set production assistant
Hal Fuchsman	....	set production assistant
Karina Gechtman	....	marketing manager
Vincent Giarratano	....	key set production assistant
Melanie Hinkle	....	adr actor
Morgan Howard	....	first assistant accountant
Erica Joseph Hunter	....	accounting clerk
Sarah Jordan	....	assistant: Mr. Salerno
Lluna Juvé	....	production assistant: Spain
Brian Ketcham	....	location production assistant
Josh Larsen	....	set production assistant
Sarah Lebutsch	....	world sales executive
Chuck Lin	....	computer specialist
Jordi Llorca Llinares	....	production assistant
Gabriella Ludlow	....	production legal
Roman Lukiw	....	set production assistant
Casey Madigan	....	set production assistant
Shannon Murphy	....	assistant: Ms. Fox
John Northrup	....	set production assistant
Hyo Park	....	location manager
Anthony Pizzini	....	production office assistant
Amanda Pyne	....	production finance: UK Film Council
Angela Quiles	....	production coordinator
Peter Raven	....	production executive: Lip Sync Productions
Shanae Rivers	....	production office assistant (as Shanae L. Rivers)
Michele Robertson	....	unit publicist
Buck P.B.D. Rodgers	....	production assistant
Peyton Rogers	....	set production assistant (as Peyton 'Buck' Rogers)
Drew Schofer	....	location scout
Jennifer Sims	....	set production assistant
Sian Smith	....	assistant: Ms. Ramsay
Sarah Townsend	....	head of marketing
Sara Webster	....	assistant production coordinator
Samuel R. Williams	....	set production assistant

Production Companies

• BBC Films (presents)
• UK Film Council (presents)
• Footprint Investment Fund (as Footprint Investments LLP) (in association with)
• Piccadilly Pictures (in association with)
• Lipsync Productions (in association with)
• Independent
• Artina Films (in association with)
• Rockinghorse Films (in association with)
• Atlantic Swiss Productions (in association with)
• Tax Credit Finance (co-executive producer)

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Artificial Eye (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Imagine Film Distribution (IFD) (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Klock Worx Company, The (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Oscilloscope Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Atom Cinema (2011) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Best Film (2011) (Poland) (all media)
• Bolero Film (2011) (Italy) (all media)
• Diaphana Films (2011) (France) (all media)
• Hopscotch Productions (2011) (Australia) (all media)
• Hopscotch Productions (2011) (New Zealand) (all media)
• PepperView Entertainment (2011) (Portugal) (all media)
• Praesens-Film (2011) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Seven Films (2011) (Greece) (all media)
• Shani Films (2011) (Israel) (all media)
• Shooting Stars (2011) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Sundream Motion Pictures (2011) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2011) (Denmark) (all media)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2011) (Norway) (all media)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2011) (Sweden) (all media)
• T Cast (2011) (Korea) (all media)
• Volga (2012) (Russia) (all media)
• Vértigo Films (2011) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• Lip Sync Post (visual effects)
• Rushes Post Production (visual effects)

Other Companies

• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Fatts  post production script services
• Gotham Sound  walkies provided by
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• HireWorks  equipment rentals
• Independent  funding
• IndieClear  script clearance
• Indiepay  payroll provided by
• Lipsync Post  titles
• Magna Films  film financing
• PMA Production  EPK produced by
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• UK Film Council  funding
• Zound  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Tenemos que hablar de Kevin" - Argentina (imdb display title), Spain (imdb display title)
"...E ora parliamo di Kevin" - Italy (imdb display title)
"Beszélnünk kell Kevinről" - Hungary
"Hayavim ledaber al Kevin" - Israel (Hebrew title) (imdb display title)
"Hvad med Kevin?" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Kevin Hakkinda Konusmaliyiz" - Turkey (Turkish title) (imdb display title)
"Musimy porozmawiac o Kevinie" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Pogovoriti se morava o Kevinu" - Slovenia (imdb display title)
"Poikani Kevin" - Finland (imdb display title)
"Precisamos Falar Sobre o Kevin" - Brazil (imdb display title)
"Prepei na milisoume gia ton Kevin" - Greece (festival title)
"Temos de Falar Sobre Kevin" - Portugal (imdb display title)
"Vi må snakke om Kevin" - Norway (imdb display title)
"Vi måste prata om Kevin" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"We Need to Talk About Kevin" - France (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violence and behavior, some sexuality and language

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA15+ | UK:15 | Malaysia:18 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B15 | Japan:PG12 | Argentina:18 | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Buñol, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

BBC Films

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.

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"

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Tephra

Did I watch the same movie as all the other reviewers?

First, awesome movie. Second, I admittedly haven't read the book, and it may be more subtle than the movie. But how can anyone suggest the mother was at all to blame for her son's behavior and character? It's true she wasn't thrilled about becoming a mother, but that's true for many soon-to-be-parents (emphasis on the gender neutral parents-- looks like sexism is still alive and well in our society, especially amongst IMDb reviewers!). The difference is that for the most part, even when things start out rough, parents eventually form a bond with their child which, in part, results from a quid pro quo- parent cares for child, child is happy and/or affectionate toward parent. Here, no matter what the mother did, her child was either miserable or cruel toward her. Yet 90% of the reviewers are suggesting it's partly her fault, if not entirely her fault. Wow. Some kind of society we live in where a mother takes the blame for a sociopath. Notice few people blaming the oblivious, useless father!

But, great movie, superbly acted, suspenseful throughout.