We need to talk about Kevin
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Languages
In English, with optional English subtitles.
Performers
Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller.
Publication Information
[New York] : Oscilloscope Pictures, 2012.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; disturbing violence and behavior, some sexuality and language.
Summary
Eva is a mother contending with the increasing malevolence of her baby boy-turned-teenager Kevin. Her eternally optimistic husband is blind to the devastating dynamic around them. Nature vs. nurture is explored on a disturbing new level as Eva's culpability is measured against Kevin's depravity.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Lionel Shriver.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Special features: Behind the scenes of KEVIN : insights from the set with the cast and crew ; extra footage from the famous "La Tomatina" tomato festival in Spain ; In conversation : Telluride Film Festival honors Tilda Swinton ; interview with Lionel Shriver, author of the source novel ; original theatrical trailer.