We Need to Talk About Kevin
| We Need to Talk About Kevin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lynne Ramsay |
| Screenplay by | Lynne Ramsay Rory Stewart Kinnear |
| Based on | We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver |
| Produced by | Jennifer Fox Luc Roeg Bob Salerno |
| Starring | Tilda Swinton Ezra Miller |
| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
| Edited by | Joe Bini |
| Music by | Jonny Greenwood |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Artificial Eye |
Release dates |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million[1] |
| Box office | $6,038,942[2] |
We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2011 British-American crime movie. It was directed by Lynne Ramsay. It was based on Lionel Shriver's novel of the same name. The movie was developed in 2005 but due to money problems it was not filmed until April 2010.
Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of Kevin. Throughout the movie she tries to understand why her son is a sociopath and murderer. The movie premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2011.[3] We Need to Talk About Kevin was released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 29, 2012.[4]
Cast[change | change source]
- Tilda Swinton as Eva Khatchadourian
- John C. Reilly as Franklin Plaskett
- Ezra Miller as Kevin Khatchadourian
- Jasper Newell as six-eight-year-old Kevin
- Rocky Duer as infant Kevin
- Ashley Gerasimovich as Celia Khatchadourian
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Wanda
- Alex Manette as Colin
Box office[change | change source]
As of April 19, 2012, We Need To Talk About Kevin has grossed $1,656,241 in North America, along with $4,300,250 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $5,956,491.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "We Need to talk About Kevin running time, production dates, budget". MovieInsider.com. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "We Need to Talk About Kevin". Box Office Mojo. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes - From 16 to 27 may 2012". Festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
- ↑ "We Need To Talk About Kevin Blu-Ray Gets A US Release Date". Retrieved 2012-05-29.