A sex addict has carefully structured his life around his compulsion, constantly pursuing one-night stands and keeping everyone at arm's length emotionally. When his equally troubled sister turns up unexpectedly, he is forced to face up to his demons as his world starts to unravel. Drama, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan.

Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.