---
title: 'Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lone Scherfig'
released: '2002-11-08'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wilbur-wants-to-kill-himself-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329767/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)

2002 · 111 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Sweden


## Synopsis

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself is a 2002 Danish-Scottish drama film directed by Lone Scherfig and starring Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen, and Julia Davis. Harbour and his suicidal brother, Wilbur, inherit their father's secondhand bookshop in their native Glasgow. Their lives become entangled with a woman called Alice and her young daughter, Mary, after the two visit the shop. Idealistic Mary captures Wilbur's heart, and may be able to help save his life or help him find peace.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lone Scherfig](https://cinepixo.com/people/lone-scherfig)
- **Screenplay:** [Lone Scherfig](https://cinepixo.com/people/lone-scherfig), [Anders Thomas Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-thomas-jensen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joachim Holbek](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-holbek)
- **Producer:** [Sisse Graum Jørgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sisse-graum-j-rgensen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jørgen Johansson](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-rgen-johansson)
- **Editor:** [Gerd Tjur](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerd-tjur)

## Cast

- [Susan Vidler](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-vidler)
- [Julia Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-davis)
- [Jamie Sives](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-sives)
- [Shirley Henderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-henderson)
- [Adrian Rawlins](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-rawlins)
- [Lisa McKinlay](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-mckinlay)
- [Claire Ross-Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-ross-brown)

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