Another new film to emerge from the American Film Market (AFM) is Shame, the second feature from UK artist turned filmmaker Steve McQueen.
A follow-up to the director’s BAFTA-nominated Hunger, he’s reunited here with that film’s lead Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds, Fish Tank).
Here’s the synopsis:
Brandon (Michael Fassbender, Inglourious Basterds, Hunger, A Dangerous Method) is a 30-something man living in New York who is unable to manage his sex life. After his wayward younger sister moves into his apartment, Brandon’s world spirals out of control.
From director Steve McQueen (Hunger), Shame is a compelling and timely examination of the nature of need, how we live our lives and the experiences that shape us.
Fassbender seems to be successfully juggling work in arty, esoteric fare like this with showier parts in big Hollywood mainstream features (he’s currently playing the part of a young Magneto in Matthew Vaughan’s X-Men: First Class).
Like the Hunger poster before it, this one offers a similarly abstract impression of the film, which will no doubt reflect it’s content.
Poster and synopsis courtesy of Collider.
