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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

By Jurgen Fauth & Marcy Dermansky, About.com

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A scene from Lone Scherfig's "Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself."

Starring:

Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Robert McIntosh, Mads Mikkelsen.

Director:

Lone Scherfig.

Release Date:

March 12th, 2004 (LA/NY).

MPAA Rating:

R for language and some disturbing images.

Distributor:

ThinkFilm.

Nation of Origin:

Ireland.

Description:

This is the story of two brothers in Glasgow, Harbour (Rawlins) and Wilbur (Sives) (who struggles with suicidal tendencies as the title suggests), who inherit a used bookstore. The brothers discover that a chance encounter with a cleaning lady at the local hospital, Alice (Henderson), who's the single mother of a little girl, Mary (McKinlay), prompts them to reconsider the choices they've made in life, which might change all four of their lives.

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