On the Edge (2001)

Directed by

John Carney

Genre

drama film

Country

Ireland

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A suicidal young man enters a psychiatric hospital in Dublin. There he meets other patients who become his friends and change his perspective on life.

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What happens

On the Edge is a 2001 Irish drama film directed by John Carney, who co-wrote it with Daniel James. The film stars Cillian Murphy, Tricia Vessey, Jonathan Jackson and Stephen Rea. It follows a suicidal young man and his stay in a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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