We Need to Talk About Kevin premieres at the Cannes Film Festival in France in 2011. The dark thriller tours the film festival circuit for nearly a year before opening in the U.S. Tilda Swinton stars in the nature-vs.-nurture examination of a teenage killer, played by Ezra Miller. It receives mixed reviews and a lot of discussion at festivals, but Swinton’s performance garners several awards and nominations.
This Day in Halloween: Dark psychological thriller "We Need to Talk About Kevin" premieres at the Cannes Film Festival in France in 2011. / Illustration by Uttara Ranjit
