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2002·12

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Meet a man dying to live

ComedyDramaRomance1h 51m

🍅83%

🍅

83%

Tomatometer

🍿

71%

Popcornmeter

6.5

TMDB

Storyline

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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Details

DirectorLone Scherfig

ReleasedNov 8, 2002

StatusReleased

Original languageDanish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide12AT

Studios

Les Films du Losange

Nordisk Film DenmarkScottish Screen

TV 2The Glasgow Film Fund

Cast

Jamie Sives

Jamie Sives

Wilbur

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Harbour

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Alice

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

Claire

Andrew Townsley

Doctor

Coral Preston

Jenny

Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

6 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“Despite its morbid subject matter, Wilbur is a charming and often funny film.”

83% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

B

Bob Longino

RTAtlanta Journal-ConstitutionMay 13, 2004

Wilbur has the ability to suck you in, to make you cheer on the strangest of indulgent families.

E

Erik Lundegaard

RTSeattle TimesMay 7, 2004

Unexpected plot twists keep us interested.

T

Tom Long

RTDetroit NewsMay 7, 2004

Worth seeing.

Y

Yasser Medina

RTCinefiliaAug 5, 2020

With the portrait of the suicidal lover, Scherfig searches for an irony that loses its ingenuity when the melodrama makes sense and leaves the main text in a kind of reductionist void. [Full review in Spanish]

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Information

Title

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Released

Nov 8, 2002

Rated

12

Region of Origin

Denmark, France

Original Audio

Danish

Runtime

1h 51m

Status

Released

Studios

Les Films du Losange, Nordisk Film Denmark

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