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The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)

The Young Poisoner's Handbook poster
Directed by
Benjamin Ross
Genre
black comedy film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 55 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film is based on the real story of Graham Young, a British teenager who becomes obsessed with poisoning people. It follows his experiments with toxic chemicals and the quiet, disturbing way he carries out his crimes.

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What happens

The Young Poisoner's Handbook is a 1995 black comedy-drama film based on the life of Graham Young, more commonly known as "The Teacup Murderer". It was directed by Benjamin Ross and written by Ross and Jeff Rawle. The film stars Hugh O'Conor in the lead role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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