Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

– The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 51 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Original Name:
Wilbur begår selvmord
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002) - Also known as Wilbur begår selvmord

The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.

Release Date:

08 Nov 2002

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
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Plot:

The good-hearted Harbour has spent his whole life trying to take care of his motherless and suicidal little brother, Wilbur. The brothers are inseparable. When in their thirties, they lose their father and inherit his second-hand bookshop. One day Alice enters the shop with her little daughter. Alice is a cleaning lady at the nearby hospital and she sells the books that the patients leave behind. The daughter Mary yearns for a home where the books don't always get sold. Harbour falls in love with Alice and soon all four of them are closely intertwined in each other's lives - and perhaps even deaths.

Awards:

10 wins & 21 nominations.

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Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
Metacritic:
69%

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