Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.
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Contemporary, grave, prestige and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Michael FassbenderBrandon
- Carey MulliganSissy
- James Badge DaleDavid
- Nicole BeharieMarianne
- Lucy WaltersWoman on Subway Train
- Mari-Ange RamirezAlexa
- Alex ManetteSteven
- Hannah WareSamantha
- Elizabeth MasucciElizabeth
- Rachel FarrarRachel
Crew
- Steve McQueenDirector
- Abi MorganScreenplay
- Steve McQueenScreenplay
- Sean BobbittDirector of Photography
- Harry EscottOriginal Music Composer
- Joe WalkerEditor
- Emile ShermanProducer
- Iain CanningProducer
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