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Dominican Rep. Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
- Original title
- Wilbur begår selvmord (Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself)
- Year
- 2002
- Running time
- 104 min.
- Country
Denmark- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Jamie Sives
Adrian Rawlins
Shirley Henderson
Mads Mikkelsen
Julia Davis- Susan Vidler
- Lisa McKinlay
- Robert McIntosh
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Denmark-United Kingdom-Sweden-France;
- Genre
- Drama. Comedy. Romance | Black Comedy
- Synopsis
- The chronically suicidal Wilbur (JAMIE SIVES – 'Glasgow Kiss') and his good-hearted big brother Harbour (ADRIAN RAWLINS - Breaking The Waves) are in their thirties, when their father dies, leaving them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow. Wilbur survives yet another suicide attempt and goes to hospital, where he meets Horst (MADS MIKKELSEN - Open Hearts), a cynical psychologist and his empathic head nurse, Moira (JULIA DAVIS – 'Big Train'). Like Harbour, they believe that Wilbur needs a girlfriend. But even though women fall for Wilbur all the time, they can't get close to him. In fact, it is Harbour who falls in love when a shy and intense woman, Alice (SHIRLEY HENDERSON - 24 Hour Party People, Bridget Jones's Diary), enters the lives of the brothers. Alice lives a life in isolation with her little daughter, Mary. She supplements her job as a cleaning lady at the hospital's surgical ward, selling books that the patients have left behind. Little by little, Wilbur, Harbour and Alice become inseparable. Wilbur starts regaining his lust for life, Alice starts to come out of her shell, and Mary starts reading the thousands of books in the second-hand bookshop. Harbour has never been happier, but he carries a deep secret, that threatens to surface.
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- Awards
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2002: Valladolir Film Festival: Best Actor(Jamie Sives). Nominated for Golden Spike2003: European Film Awards: Nominated for Audience Aard Best Actor(Jamie Sives)2003: Hamptons Film Festival: Audience Awards Best International Film2003: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): 4 Nominations incl. Best Screenplay2003: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: Best Actor. 2 nominations
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- 35 My Favorite Danish Movies (15)
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