Rent Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
3.3 of 5 from 86 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
The chronically suicidal Wilbur (Jamie Sives) and his brother Harbour (Adrian Rawlins) inherit a second-hand bookshop in Glasgow when their father dies. Wilbur survives yet another suicide attempt and goes to hospital, where he meets Horst (Mads Mikkelsen), a cynical psychologist and his empathic head nurse, Moira (Julia Davis). 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 with a shy and beautiful, single mother, Alice (Shirley Henderson). Soon Alice and her young daughter move into the bookshop and little by little the four of them become inseparable. Wilbur starts regaining his lust for life and Alice starts to come out of her shell. Harbour has never been happier, but he carries a deep secret, that threatens to surface. - Actors:
- Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen, Julia Davis, Susan Vidler, Robert McIntosh, Lorraine McIntosh, Gordon Brown, Mhairi Morrison, Andrew Townsley, Coral Preston, Colin McAllister, Owen Gorman, John Yule, Anne Marie Timoney, Martin O'Connor, Elaine M. Ellis, Chun-Wah Tsang
- Directors:
- Lone Scherfig
- Voiced By:
- Claire Ross-Brown
- Writers:
- Lone Scherfig, Anders Thomas Jensen
- Studio:
- Icon
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Top 10 Bookshop Scenes
