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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

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6.8/10
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Jamie Sives in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
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The chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in... Read allThe chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.The chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.
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7.9K
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    • Lone Scherfig
    • Lone Scherfig
    • Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Stars
    • Jamie Sives
    • Adrian Rawlins
    • Shirley Henderson
    • Lone Scherfig
    • Lone Scherfig
    • Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Stars
    • Jamie Sives
    • Adrian Rawlins
    • Shirley Henderson
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    • 51User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    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
    Robert McIntosh
    • Taylor
    Lorraine McIntosh
    • Ruby
    Gordon Brown
    Gordon Brown
    • Wayne
    Mhairi Morrison
    Mhairi Morrison
    • Claire
    • (as Mhairi Steenbock)
    Andrew Townsley
    • Doctor
    Coral Preston
    • Jenny
    Colin McAllister
    • Male Supervisor
    Owen Gorman
    • Porter
    John Yule
    • Alan's Father
    Anne Marie Timoney
    • Night Nurse
    Martin O'Connor
    • Suicide Patient 1
      • Lone Scherfig
      • Lone Scherfig
      • Anders Thomas Jensen
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    • Trivia
      One of a more or less successful series of foreign language film made by Danish filmmakers using Danish money, after the success of Danish language films around the world. Others include Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), It's All About Love (2003), I Am Dina (2002), Dogville (2003), Skagerrak (2003) and The King Is Alive (2000).
    • Quotes

      Harbour: Wilbur. When you were dead... what was it like?

      Wilbur: Harbour, you've got a hangover. You're not going to die.

      Harbour: Of course not. I know that. But what was it like?

      Wilbur: What do you mean?

      Harbour: Is there anything there? Is there some kind of huge white light?

      Wilbur: It's as dull as ditchwater. There's nothing. Just blackness and utter silence. It's a bit like being in Wales.

    • Connections
      Featured in Det store lærred: Wilbur begår selvmord (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Auld Lang Syne
      (uncredited)

      (when Wilbur tries to cook the duck)

    User reviews51

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    10/10
    A BIG 10! -quirky,lovely,just delightful
    i think sense of humor is just SUCH an individual thing. perhaps the more subtle the comedic approach, the more difficult to identify and align with. I myself found this film totally engaging, amusing and lovely. i did not know, at the time of viewing, that the director had made 3 or 4 other of my favorite films, On Our Own and Italian for Beginners being the most recent. The story itself is small but it's the screenplay and that quirky funny pervading sense of humor, that IS the film. two handsome, intelligent,gentle, interesting brothers have a deep love for each other. one is the older and responsible one, who runs the inherited family used book shop. the younger one makes a career out of trying to kill himself. a sweet sad woman- with- daughter comes into their lives and the shag rug becomes a tapestry. all the acting is spot-on. the TERRIFIC screenwriters (the director being one of the two)had me caring about all of the characters. the silences, as much as the dialogue, are perfectly carried off and i really didn't feel there was a false out-of-place moment in the entire film. i saw the film last night (thank heavens for good public-library film-buyers)and the characters are in my mind today.i've a delighted smile on my face. a big 10 for me.
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    • film_ophile
    • Sep 16, 2005

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 2002 (Denmark)
      • Denmark
      • United Kingdom
      • Sweden
      • France
      • Official site (Spain)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Zentropa Entertainments
      • Wilbur Ltd.
      • Scottish Screen
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    • 1 hour 49 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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