This is a British-American film adapted and directed by Lynne Ramsay from the novel of the same name by American author Lionel Shrive.
The plot follows a mother named Eva, played by Tilda Swinton, as she tries to deal with her troubled son Kevin, played by Ezra Miller. This turns out to be a disturbing and troubled young man, unleashing a series of disturbing and violent events.
The film explores themes of motherhood, responsibility and the nature of evil. Eva finds herself caught in a spiral of guilt and anguish as she tries to understand how her son became so dark and unempathetic.
Swinton, who in 2008 received the Oscar for best supporting actress for the film Michael Clayton, performs a good role, which earned her a Golden Globe and Bafta nomination for best actress, while for Ezra this meant his first important role in his career being nominated for the Bifa awards for best supporting actor and the Critics' Choice Awards for best young actor.
The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2011 and in the United States a few days later, received positive reviews for both its plot and the performance of the protagonists but the box office receipts barely covered the production costs that hovered around 6 million dollars.
It is a disturbing and somber film that explores the problem of motherhood and should be viewed critically and with an open mind and is not suitable for children.
