Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
- Original title
- Wilbur begår selvmord
- Directed by
- Lone Scherfig
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 106 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two brothers inherit a used bookshop in Glasgow. One brother is suicidal. Their lives change when a woman and her young daughter walk into the store. The girl develops a bond with the struggling brother.
gentlebittersweetwrymelancholicslow-burnwarmquietunderstated
What happens
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself is a 2002 Danish-Scottish drama film directed by Lone Scherfig and starring Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen, and Julia Davis. Harbour and his suicidal brother, Wilbur, inherit their father's secondhand bookshop in their native Glasgow. Their lives become entangled with a woman called Alice and her young daughter, Mary, after the two visit the shop. Idealistic Mary captures Wilbur's heart, and may be able to help save his life or help him find peace. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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