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WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF

Director:

  Lone Scherfig
  

Year Released:

  2002

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Shirley Henderson
  Lisa McKinlay
  Mads Mikkelsen
  Adrian Rawlins
  Jamie Sives
Movie Haiku:Wilbur’s a Glaswegean Peter Pan haunted by his mother’s early death. Rather than face illness, aging & new losses, he keeps staging suicide attempts which never quite succeed. Then fate calls his bluff & the brother who’s always been his anchor needs his help. Can Wilbur grow up in time?

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2003