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Shame

2011 film by Steve McQueen
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Shame
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Summary

Shame is a film[1]. Shame ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,875 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[3], European Film Award for Best Editor[4]
  • Director: Steve McQueen[5]
  • Screenwriter: Steve McQueen[6], Abi Morgan[7], Harold Manning[8]
  • Composer: Harry Escott[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], erotic film[11]
  • Named after: shame[12]
  • Cast member: Michael Fassbender[13], Carey Mulligan[14], James Badge Dale[15], Nicole Beharie[16], Hannah Ware[17], Amy Hargreaves[18], Alex Manette[19], Jake Siciliano[20], Robert Montano[21], Alexander Wraith[22], Ryan Wolfson[23]
  • Producer: Iain Canning[24], Emile Sherman[25]
  • Part of the series: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[26]
  • Production company: UK Film Council[27], Film4[28], See-Saw Films[29], HanWay Films[30]
  • Director of photography: Sean Bobbitt[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[34], 79%[35], 72/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[38]
  • Publication date: December 2, 2011[39], March 1, 2012[40], January 6, 2012[41], February 23, 2012[42]
  • Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures[43], Budapest Film[44], Fandango at Home[45]
  • Narrative location: Manhattan[46]
  • Official website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/shame[47]
  • Filming location: New York City[48]
  • Main subject: sexual addiction[49]
  • Work available at URL: http://erozman.com/eroticheskie-dramy/1399-styd-shame-2011.html[50]
  • Film editor: Joe Walker[51]
  • Participant in: 25th European Film Awards[52]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[53]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[54]

  • First release date: 2011-12-06[55]

  • Genre(s): acid jazz, blues, classical, disco, electronic, funk, house, jazz, new wave, pop, smooth jazz, swing[56]

  • Community tags: acid jazz, blues, classical, disco, disco/pop, electronic, funk, house, jazz, new wave, pop, smooth jazz, swing[57]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a88ac6e3-579a-4458-b928-b53e2176fbb8[58]

Why It Matters

Shame has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Shame is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did Shame receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[3] and European Film Award for Best Editor[4].

Related Entities

Carey Mulligan film James Badge Dale Michael Fassbender New York City Steve McQueen United Kingdom

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [56] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [57] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [58] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Production designer → Judy Becker
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