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The article uses film studies and philosophical issues related to trust to argue for an interpretation of the controversial ending.

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The article uniquely delves into philosophical aspects of the film that could easily be overlooked on first viewing.

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It was a pleasure to be engaged with this film and the book upon which it is based. I found that they both turned out to be a philosophically rich examination of the import of trust and its cinematic expression,

Suzanne Laba
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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This page is a summary of: Trust and Truth in Shutter Island, Film-Philosophy, October 2019, Edinburgh University Press,
DOI: 10.3366/film.2019.0120.
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