We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2011 British-American crime movie. It was directed by Lynne Ramsay. It was based on Lionel Shriver's novel of the same name. The movie was developed in 2005 but due to money problems it was not filmed until April 2010.

We Need to Talk About Kevin
Directed by	Lynne Ramsay
Screenplay by	Lynne Ramsay Rory Stewart Kinnear
Based on	We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Produced by	Jennifer Fox Luc Roeg Bob Salerno
Starring	Tilda Swinton Ezra Miller
Cinematography	Seamus McGarvey
Edited by	Joe Bini
Music by	Jonny Greenwood
Production company	BBC Films
Distributed by	Artificial Eye
Release dates	12 May 2011 (2011-05-12) (Cannes Film Festival) 21 October 2011 (2011-10-21) (United Kingdom) 9 December 2011 (2011-12-09) (USA; NY/LA) 13 January 2012 (2012-01-13) (Limited)
Running time	112 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$7 million[1]
Box office	$6,038,942[2]

Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of Kevin. Throughout the movie she tries to understand why her son is a sociopath and murderer. The movie premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2011.^[3] We Need to Talk About Kevin was released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 29, 2012.^[4]

Cast

• Tilda Swinton as Eva Khatchadourian
• John C. Reilly as Franklin Plaskett
• Ezra Miller as Kevin Khatchadourian
  • Jasper Newell as six-eight-year-old Kevin
  • Rocky Duer as infant Kevin
• Ashley Gerasimovich as Celia Khatchadourian
• Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Wanda
• Alex Manette as Colin

Box office

As of April 19, 2012, We Need To Talk About Kevin has grossed $1,656,241 in North America, along with $4,300,250 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $5,956,491.