Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
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| Directed by | Lone Scherfig |
| Written by | Lone Scherfig Anders Thomas Jensen |
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Jamie Sives Adrian Rawlins Shirley Henderson Lisa McKinlay Mads Mikkelsen Julia Davis |
| Music by | Joachim Holbek |
| Cinematography | Jørgen Johansson |
| Edited by | Gerd Tjur |
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Zentropa Entertainments 6
Wilbur Lt |
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| Country | Denmark United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself is a Danish-Scottish film from 2002. A man named Harbour and his suicidal brother (Wilbur) inherit their father's second-hand bookshop in their native Glasgow. Their lives become entangled with a woman called Alice and her daughter Mary after the two visit the shop. Idealistic young Mary captures Wilbur's heart, and may be able to help save his life or help him find peace.
When Wilbur leaves the hospital after having tried once more to kill himself, the staff ask his brother Harbour to let Wilbur move in with him.
The brothers thus share their childhood flat, which is next door to the bookshop their father left them.
Uninterested in the family business, Wilbur works in a nursery. Harbour takes care of the shop and meets Alice, a mother who sells him the books she finds when working as a cleaner at the hospital.
When she is sacked for always being late at work, she goes to see Harbour to explain why she won't be coming to the bookshop again as she has no books to sell. Following his brother's advice on "grabbing" women, Harbour asks Alice to marry him. The wedding meal is held at an Asian restaurant and allows Wilbur to get acquainted with Sophie, Alice's ex-colleague from the hospital. The two start flirting, but Wilbur pushes Sophie away after she licks his ear. After the meal, Wilbur goes back home and slits his wrists in the bath.
Harbour finds his brother just in time and Alice saves Wilbur by using towels to stop the bleeding. While discussing Wilbur with Alice, Harbour tells her his brother feels responsible for their mother's death.
As he is about to leave the hospital, Wilbur gets a nurse named Moira, infatuated with him, to lick his ear. Instead of reciprocating the favour, he wipes his ear and leaves the room. At the same time, a few doors along, Harbour is told by a doctor that he needs to stay in the hospital for some tests. Harbour refuses because he wants to be at home with his new family.
Wilbur, Harbour, Alice and Mary live together next to the bookshop, allowing them all to get close to one another.
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