Review of Shame (2011) by Abhik C — 12 Aug 2013

A grubby, drowning nightmare of self-hate and angry rutting featuring one of the greatest and realistic lead performance I have ever seen......

This review of Shame (2011) was written by Abhik C on 12 Aug 2013.

Shame has generally received positive reviews.

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