Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

"Meet a man dying to live"

2002 1h 51m ★ 6.5 (100 votes) Released

The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.

Director

Lone Scherfig

Screenplay

Lone Scherfig

Screenplay

Anders Thomas Jensen

Rating
6.5
Runtime
111 min

Production

Les Films du Losange Les Films du Losange
Nordisk Film Denmark Nordisk Film Denmark
Scottish Screen
TV 2 TV 2
The Glasgow Film Fund

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r96sk
★ 8/10 Oct 2, 2023

I enjoyed this one. <em>'Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself'</em> makes the film sound dark and I guess it does deliver in that sense, though it wasn't <em>as</em> as dark as I thought it might be... there's humour in there, albeit quite dry but I do like that sorta comedic deliver at times. I don't personally have a favourite from the cast, though that's just because what they all give is just as strong as their co-stars in my eyes. Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins and Shirley Henderson are good value throughout, Henderson would be my pick if I were forced to choose one. Mads Mikkelsen's role is relatively minimal, but he still shows enough.

Keywords

dying and deathdepressionsuicidesibling relationshipbookshopunsociabilitylove triangleglasgow, scotlandoptimismsuicide attemptcleaning ladydead wishsinglecancerhospitalpsychiatristwoman director

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