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Writers:
Lone Scherfig (written by) &
Anders Thomas Jensen (written by)
Release Date:
8 November 2002 (Denmark) more
Tagline:
The life he wanted to end, was just about to begin more
Plot:
The good-hearted Harbour has spent his whole life trying to take care of his motherless and suicidal little brother... more | add synopsis
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11 wins & 20 nominations more
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An Education Director Lone Scherfig: 'It's Almost Like the Future is Coming Into That Home'
(From Movieline. 15 October 2009, 11:00 AM, PDT)
21 New Movies to be shown at Chicago International Film Festival
(From Scorecard Review. 19 September 2009, 11:39 AM, PDT)
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A very different love story more (47 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jamie Sives | ... | Wilbur |
 | Adrian Rawlins | ... | Harbour |
 | Shirley Henderson | ... | Alice |
| Lisa McKinlay | ... | Mary |
 | Mads Mikkelsen | ... | Horst |
| Julia Davis | ... | Moira |
| Susan Vidler | ... | Sophie |
| Robert McIntosh | ... | Taylor |
| Lorraine McIntosh | ... | Ruby |
| Gordon Brown | ... | Wayne |
 | Mhairi Steenbock | ... | Claire |
| Andrew Townsley | ... | Doctor |
| Coral Preston | ... | Jenny |
| Colin McAllister | ... | Male Supervisor |
| Owen Gorman | ... | Porter |
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Wilbur (France) (Sweden)
Wilbur begår selvmord (Denmark)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some disturbing images.
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Runtime:
111 min | Denmark:105 min | USA:109 min | Argentina:105 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Spain:13 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:MG6 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:14A
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Director Lone Scherfig considers it her most complete film. more
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Wilbur, who is seemingly unreasonably yet persistently suicidal, cannot live with himself. Harbour, his caring and gentle brother, can't live without Wilbur. The deaths of their parents has affected both brothers differently, making one unable to live normally, and the other unable to live without the abnormality of having someone to care for. Into this dysfunction comes Alice, a struggling single parent who has a sad sweetness that Harbour cannot resist. They woo, and marry, and as their happiness begins to infuse the lives of all four, a family begins to take shape, despite the resistance that each feels. It is from the quadrangle they form that Wilbur finally finds what is missing in his own life, and wants what his brother has so easily grasped: that love, in the forms and shapes around us, is all that will eventually make life worth living. So enlightened, he unwittingly grabs hold of his brother's love, and takes some for his own; Alice, though guilty, is not unwilling. She has fallen in love with both brothers, equally, but differently. Her daughter, somewhat underplayed, becomes a pivot around which the three focus their energies, trying desperately not to hurt each other anymore than will be absolutely necessary. A bit of deus ex machina takes over (or perhaps it is simply fate stepping in?) and Harbour must bow out due to incurable cancer of the pancreas. It's hard to watch both the despair, as well as hope, rising in both Wilbur's and Alice's eyes as they find out what the ultimate conclusion will be; and they struggle with both their guilt and their excitement. But Alice does not waiver in her love for Harbour, and even though they /can/ hurt him, neither she nor Wilbur is willing to go that far. What will become of Wilbur and Alice and the child? It is not obvious. It hurts to watch the transitions each makes in their thought processes at times, but would any of us have done any differently? Still, there is satisfaction in the ending and one is left with the aftertaste of something larger than oneself probably knowing more and better than we do. Though the story can be a bit contrived, it is worth watching. We aren't brought to tears by the poignancy, nor are we appalled by the actions of the characters; we are simply aware that they are human,and fallible. That's enough sometimes.