We Need to Talk About Kevin

"We Need to Talk About Kevin" is a 2011 British-American drama thriller film adapted and directed by Lynne Ramsay from American author Lionel Shriver's 2003 novel of the same name. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast:
Tilda Swinton as Eva Khatchadourian
John C.Reilly as Franklin Khatchadourian
Ezra Miller as Kevin Khatchadourian
Ashley Gerasimovich as Celia

Click here to read the Dazed Digital's interview with Ezra Miller

Cannes Festival /2011 winners

 

• Palme d’Or – The Tree of Life (Dir. Terrence Malick)
• Grand Prix – Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan) and The Kid with a Bike (Dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
• Best Director – Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive
• Grand Prix – Footnote (Dir. Joseph Cedar)
• Jury Prize – Polisse by Maiwenn
• Best Actor - Jean Dujardin for The Artist
  
• Best Actress – Kirsten Dunst for Melancholia
• Camera d’Or – Las Acacias (Dir. Pablo Giorgelli)

UN CERTAIN REGARD

• Prize of Un Certain Regard – Arirang (Dir. Kim Ki-duk) and Stopped on Track (Dir. Andreas Dresen)
• Special Jury Prize – Elena by Andrey Zvyagintsev
• Directing Prize – Mohammad Rasoulov for Goodbye

CINEFONDATION

• 1st Prize – The Letter (Dir. Doroteya Droumeva)
• 2nd Prize – Drari (Dir. Kamal Nazraq)
• 3rd Prize – Fly (Dir. Night by Son Tae-gyum)

INDEPENDENT SECTIONS

Critics’ Week

• Grand Prix Nespresso – Take Shelter (Dir. Jeff Nichols)
• Special Mention from the Jury President – Snowtown (Dir. Justin Kurzel)
• Prix SACD – Take Shelter by Jeff Nichols
• ACID/CCAS Prize – Les Acacias (Dir. Pablo Giorgelli)
• Very Young Critics Prize – Les Acacias (Dir. Pablo Giorgelli)

FIPRESCI Awards

• In Competition – Le Havre (Dir. Aki Kaurismäki)
• Un Certain Regard – The Minister by Pierre Schöller
• Critics’ Week or Directors’ Fortnight – Take Shelter (Dir. Jeff Nichols)

Ecumenical Jury

• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – This Must Be the Place (Dir. Paolo Sorrentino)
• Special Mention – Le Havre (Dir. Aki Kaurismäki)
• Special Mention – Where Do We Go Now? (Dir. Nadine Labaki)

Palm Dog

• Palm Dog Award – Uggy for The Artist
• Special Jury Prize – Laika for Le Havre

Palme d'Or /The Tree of Life 

64th festival de cannes /official poster

official poster of this year’s 64th festival de cannes

11-22 May 2011