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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Meet a man dying to live

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ComedyDramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

08 November 2002

Country

Denmark

Cast

Jamie Sives

Jamie Sives

Wilbur

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Harbour

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Alice

Lisa McKinlay

Lisa McKinlay

Mary

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen

Horst

Julia Davis

Julia Davis

Moira

Susan Vidler

Susan Vidler

Sophie

Lorraine McIntosh

Lorraine McIntosh

Ruby

Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown

Wayne

Mhairi Morrison

Mhairi Morrison

Claire

Andrew Townsley

Andrew Townsley

Doctor

Coral Preston

Coral Preston

Jenny

Colin McAllister

Colin McAllister

Supervisor

Owen Gorman

Owen Gorman

Porter

Elaine MacKenzie Ellis

Elaine MacKenzie Ellis

Suicide Patient 2

John Yule

John Yule

Alan’s Father

Robert McIntosh

Robert McIntosh

Taylor

Nick Smith

Nick Smith

Dr. Robert McElung (uncredited)

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