Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
- Starring:
- Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lone Scherfig
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Foreign
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Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig, the writer and director of the 12th Dogme 95 film, 2000's critically acclaimed Italian for Beginners, presents this comedy drama starring Jamie Sives and Adrian Rawlins as brothers Wilbur and Harbour. When their mother died early in their lives, it became up to Harbour to keep tabs on Wilbur, the younger and chronically depressed of the two siblings. Now in their thirties, their father has passed away, leaving them to take over the family's used book store. It is there that they encounter Alice (Shirley Henderson), a hospital janitor who sells the books that patients leave behind, and her young, optimistic daughter, Mary (Lisa McKinlay). Together, the four form a bond that changes each of their lives, with Harbour falling in love with Alice and Mary's sunny demeanor giving the suicidal Wilbur a reason to live. The first English-language effort from Scherfig, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself was nominated for best film at Denmark's 2003 Bodil Awards. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 105 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jamie Sives - Wilbur
- Shirley Henderson - Alice
- Mads Mikkelsen - Dr. Horst
- Susan Vidler - Sophie
- Adrian Rawlins - Harbour
- Lisa McKinlay - Mary
- Julia Davis - Moira
- Roger McIntosh
- Director(s):
- Lone Scherfig
- Writer(s):
- Lone Scherfig, Anders Thomas Jensen
- Producer(s):
- Sisse Graum Olsen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Humor, Adult Situations, Profanity, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Foreign
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