'We Need to Talk about Kevin' to screen at ADEF DECA

CAIRO – 11 November 2017: The 2011 psychological drama film "We Need to Talk about Kevin" will be screening at ADEF DECA on Tuesday, November 14, as part of its "Cinema Psychoanalysis" theme for the month.



From director Lynne Ramsay, who helmed this year’s "You Were Never Really Here," this film follows the perspective of a mother who must deal with the fact that her son became a school shooter, confronting her grief and confusion as she aims to figure out the chain of events that led to this senseless tragedy. The film is based off a book by author Lionel Shriver.

Tilda Swinton is Eva, a headstrong independent woman who never really wanted to be a mother, but still found herself with two children. Her firstborn son, Kevin, played by Ezra Miller, was more than she could have bargained for. As a baby he refuses her milk, is deaf to her efforts to calm his crying and shows no affection.

Things do not get much better as Kevin grows into a teen as he forms no connections with anyone and only maintains an interest in archery; an act that soon leads to his nightmarish school shooting which leads to the murder of over seven people. In the aftermath of this horrifying tragedy, Eva is left with no answers and struggles to pick up the pieces of her ruined life.

"We Need to Talk about Kevin" was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the British Independent Film Award.

ADEF DECA’s "Cinema Psychoanalysis" theme is a special Program for November that features films that explore the relationship between Cinema and Psychoanalysis, screening films that show a direct exploration of human psychology which allow room for the viewers to interpret and create meaning behind the events that occur.