Alan Rickman, Clive Owen, Karl Johnson

Taboos are tackled head-on in this dark drama about siblings Natalie (Saskia Reeves) and Richard (Clive Owen), who are reunited after years of being separated. A bitter divorce by their parents left ...( read more  read more... )brother and sister starved for affection, a hunger now satisfied only by their inappropriate relationship. The pair's lives become unbearable when Richard's unhealthy attachment escalates into full-blown obsession. Alan Rickman co-stars.

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R, 109 min.

Directed by: Stephen Poliakoff

Release Date: January 1, 1991

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DVD Release Date: October 14, 2003

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  • October 14, 2009
    Very interesting. Disturbing, but interesting. Great Cast. How a person can choose someone else over Alan Rickman, I'll never understand.
  • April 19, 2009
    early clive owen role as a cocky londoner who loves his sister and vice versa, and years later, there eventual affair, and the feelings nd emotions coming out, solid performances all round, owen showing potential, and alan rickman as the rich husband very good here
  • March 30, 2009
    Surprisingly melodramatic for a British relationship drama, particularly when dealing with such a controversial subject. Also poorly shot, laughably scripted and laboriously paced. Rickman's the only thing watchable here, lending the film a class it doesn't earn.
  • March 28, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • February 22, 2009
    want to see it like crazy. alan's first sex scene.
  • January 5, 2009
    I don't really like this movie. But I watched it all only to see the awesomeness of Alan Rickman :D
  • November 25, 2008
    neslihanin yorumundan sonra mükemmel ses tonlarinin birlesiminin hatirina izlemek istedim.
  • September 7, 2008
    Very sick storyline, but well done. Alan Rickman's characterization was unique. I always learn something from him.
  • August 7, 2008
    If you can get past the creepy premise (a brother and sister's incestuous affair), this is ... still not very good. Clive Owen, years before he was famous, is kinda dorky in this (though you see him naked -- yep, he was hot back then too!) Alan Rickman, one of my faves, is really...( read more) annoying. And in the end, it's kind of boring too.
  • July 9, 2008
    A personal favorite. I love Rickman in this role.

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  • emmy213
    May 3, 2007
    can nyone tell me wat dis movie is about, i hvnt seen it but i wud jus 4 clive owen

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