We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin

This conversation is long overdue.

2011113 min7.5 / 10

A harrowing, introspective examination of maternal failure and the unknowability of evil, told through fragmented memories of a mother confronting her son's monstrosity.

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

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