Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Name: Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2002-11-08
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen

IMDb ID: tt0329767 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.8 (8,173 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Romance

The chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
United Kingdom: Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Japan: Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (Japanese)
Poland: Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
United States: Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Argentina: Dos hermanos
Chile: Dos hermanos
World-wide: Dos hermanos (Spanish)
Finland: Wilbur
France: Wilbur
Sweden: Wilbur
Brazil: Meu Irmão Quer Se Matar
Greece: O Wilbur de thelei ti zoi tou (transliterated title)
Greece: O Wilbur thelei na aftoktonisei (Festival Title)
Lithuania: Vilburas nori nusižudyti
Germany: Wilbur - Das Leben ist eins der schwersten
Denmark: Wilbur begår selvmord
Sweden: Wilbur begår självmord (Alternative Title)
Turkey: Wilbur ölmek istiyor (Turkish)
Hungary: Wilbur öngyilkos akar lenni
Portugal: Wilbur Quer Matar-se
Spain: Wilbur se quiere suicidar
Russia: Уилбур хочет покончить с собой
Bulgaria: Уилбър иска да се самоубие (Bulgarian)
Taiwan: 二手書之戀
China: 威尔伯想自杀 (Mandarin)
Dos hermanosContent RatingRRelease Date2002-11-08Runtime109 minutesMetascore69IMDb Popularity0User Reviews52Critic Reviews63Countries / RegionsDenmark
United Kingdom
Sweden
FranceLanguagesEnglishKeywordssuicide by slashing one's wrists
suicide attempt
male frontal nudity
male full frontal nudity
deathFilming LocationsGlasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UKProduction CompaniesZentropa Entertainments
Wilbur Ltd.
Scottish ScreenOfficial SitesOfficial site (Spain) - http://golem.es/wilbursequieresuicidarIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329767/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0329767.jpgUpdated At2026-03-31T11:35:37

Directors

Lone Scherfig

Writers

Lone Scherfig
Anders Thomas Jensen

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Jamie Sives | Character: Wilbur
Actor: Adrian Rawlins | Character: Harbour
Actor: Shirley Henderson | Character: Alice
Actor: Lisa McKinlay | Character: Mary
Actor: Mads Mikkelsen | Character: Horst
Actor: Julia Davis | Character: Moira
Actor: Susan Vidler | Character: Sophie
Actor: Robert McIntosh | Character: Taylor
Actor: Lorraine McIntosh | Character: Ruby
Actor: Gordon Brown | Character: Wayne
Actor: Mhairi Morrison | Character: Claire
Actor: Andrew Townsley | Character: Doctor
Actor: Coral Preston | Character: Jenny
Actor: Colin McAllister | Character: Male Supervisor
Actor: Owen Gorman | Character: Porter
Actor: John Yule | Character: Alan's Father
Actor: Anne Marie Timoney | Character: Night Nurse
Actor: Martin O'Connor | Character: Suicide Patient 1
Actor: Elaine M. Ellis | Character: Suicide Patient 2
Actor: Chun-Wah Tsang | Character: Chinese Waiter
Actor: Des Hamilton | Character: Butcher
Actor: Jazmin Fraser | Character: Fatima
Actor: Rory Elrick | Character: Angus
Actor: Lloyd Butler | Character: Thomas
Actor: Scott Turner | Character: Child 1
Actor: Connall Henderson | Character: Child 2
Actor: Amber Randell McLean | Character: Child 3
Actor: Olivia Calder | Character: Choma
Actor: Samantha McNiven | Character: Morgana
Actor: Claire Ross-Brown | Character: Actress
Actor: Nick Smith | Character: Dr. Robert McElung

[Directors Group]
Name: Lone Scherfig | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Lone Scherfig | Role: Writer
Name: Anders Thomas Jensen | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Karen Bentzon | Role: Producer
Name: Gillian Berrie | Role: Producer
Name: Sara Harkins | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Aalbæk Jensen | Role: Producer
Name: Sisse Graum Jørgensen | Role: Producer
Name: Ib Tardini | Role: Producer
Name: Vinca Wiedemann | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Joachim Holbek | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jørgen Johansson | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Gerd Tjur | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Jette Lehmann | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Mark Leese | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Christine Bechameil | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Jim O'Donnell | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Ursula Riismøller Nielsen | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Françoise Nicolet | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Christine Brack | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tine Buch | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Caroline Hamilton | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Agneta von Gegerfelt | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: William Knuttel | Role: Production Manager
Name: Pia Nielsen | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Emma Bedford | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Marissa Carrera | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Antony Castle | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ingrid Kofoed | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Karsten Sand Andersen | Role: Art Department
Name: John Harkins | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Harkins | Role: Art Department
Name: Jake Irving | Role: Art Department
Name: Søren Jochumsen | Role: Art Department
Name: Carsten Larsen | Role: Art Department
Name: Søren Lundborg | Role: Art Department
Name: Rhian Nicholas | Role: Art Department
Name: Sten Nielsen | Role: Art Department
Name: Charlotte Pedersen | Role: Art Department
Name: Gunnar Rosén | Role: Art Department
Name: Gail Wallace | Role: Art Department
Name: Derek Welsh | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Wilson | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Asser Borgen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mikkel Groos | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Hannen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kahl Henderson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Micheal MacKinnon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alastair Mason | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Murphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rune Palving | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dave Sontar | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Kristoffer Bentzon | Role: Special Effects
Name: Lars Kolding Andersen | Role: Special Effects
Name: Evan Green-Hughes | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Niels Valentin Dal | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Lars Bjørn Hansen | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Peter Hjorth | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rasmus Lange | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Tracey Caudle | Role: Stunts
Name: Neil Finnighan | Role: Stunts
Name: Hans-Peter Ludvigsen | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Peter Alsted | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Per Arnesen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lars Banzon Bastholm | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dirk Brüel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Niels Dose | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stine Hein | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Morten Kastberg | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Mavrinac | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ross Pearson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Frimann Rasmussen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Shaw | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pat Sweeney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Thompson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Garry Thomson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Julie Bills | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Kahleen Crawford | Role: Casting Department
Name: Des Hamilton | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Anne Matheson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Louise Kjærulff Skjær | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Anne Katrine Andersen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Torben Ager Andersen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Marlene Billie Andreasen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Karina Buttler | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Thomas Caspersen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Peter Diemar | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mette Høst Hansen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mikkel Lindskov Hansen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Troels Hoe | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lasse Martinussen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Helle Tang | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Shian Holt | Role: Location Management
Name: Donald MacKinnon | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Nick Gray | Role: Music Department
Name: Lars Krarup | Role: Music Department
Name: Mike Ross-Trevor | Role: Music Department
Name: Anders Valbro | Role: Music Department
Name: Allan Wilson | Role: Music Department
Name: Jimmy Østbygaard | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Pilou Asbæk | Role: Production Department
Name: Mikkel Erlandsen | Role: Production Department
Name: Jesper Grüner | Role: Production Department
Name: Emilie Brandt Luke | Role: Production Department
Name: Ranald Maclean | Role: Production Department
Name: Angus Pigott | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Birthe Frost | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Nicholas Hawtin | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Jonathan Sydenham | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Ulrik Trojaborg | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Lars von Trier | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Karen Wood | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Pat Harkins | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Dave Williams | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Svend Abrahamsen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Henrik Agermann | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susanne Bille | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Morten Bundgaard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tai Shin Carstensen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Abbi Cope | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lars Dela | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marie Gade Denessen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Duffield | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yvonne Dunn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Elliott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Graham Galloway | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Garde | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charlotte Garnov | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jo Gibson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lizette Gram | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Caroline Grebbell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stewart Hamilton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Camilla Hammerich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeanett Hansen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jens Georg Hansen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Regina Hansen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Emma Henderson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Holmgård | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frederik Honoré | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mikkel Kastberg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anders Kjærhauge | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ann Køj | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jan Lehmann | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hans Lönnerheden | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mikkel Maltha | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lucy Marr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kenny McGhee | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John McKain | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jennifer Mitchell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Per Neumann | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Frank Nielsen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tine Hieronymus Nielsen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Abigail Payne | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charlotte Pedersen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adam Price | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Sandager | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christian Scherfig | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lasse Schmidt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sam Stewart | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stef Swiatek | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hjørdis Toft | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jon Truelsen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ann Vognsen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mette Walter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Wilson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Hjorth | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Bettina Brokemper | Role: Thanks
Name: Arnold Clark | Role: Thanks
Name: Claudia Deselaers | Role: Thanks
Name: Douglas Graham | Role: Thanks
Name: Isabel Krolla | Role: Thanks
Name: David Mackenzie | Role: Thanks
Name: John Milarky | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael Schmid-Ospach | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2533163289/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2533163289/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564161140658.mp4?Expires=1788317755&Signature=mqP3eYhTgogWlL5a6sG3a5fmP37ZyXxGSM8f3yx9JBI-XswT~aE0pZfT5IuxbksfIng5u71c9k85EUKVjH8SZGOBoU-lAq3wiga1AsumNlf9sCLDIneejZX095ZaEiIfQpKuNL7Y~jPlrE8sELqxE~BP45GI~yJO0FNHDTuR6Tt3eclwDFaY0ckHmpaaQQ-AVMWVYG0zv6iaWLpwcetIh9cojf5xJKnp19kBEia~50lCI75s9zSH6bbbMvpLarxSEZNkqyQt52KeS5C-3dhpoLHWRAaxDDTkqkzNPIJ~2qQsCENq8xPTxpO5GRovHS8CVaXMUxIhyB~nmQryS54bPA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Wilbur Wants To Kill Homself Scene: Scene 2 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1490666521/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1490666521/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677885287435.mp4?Expires=1788317755&Signature=TZxf114nOgaA10JMIS-AUxeSpT~SnbZ2~szSIv4TVpS-~CwW5r0-pEMJp3flU7SFKyfa443lTCpjNpQV8kZnx9wdu8VTWEYxK544BKP8A3UjcBooGgZHjit9TCzmiVvVMy0pIELXhsVxy2Epb-lWfuRogicCqwGzQe5cPtKpZj1BmPYXRBRQxcH6PDI6VUwCfh8A-kEAAjPiCeH9VPXaKfQSeyjD7AJSNaTxgHLXHpYYBENSOd3RtTQkpbMs4nn7yaQQiKRWZ7enu4-EygzaPLipTV-HA9g5TW24X8gYqOFxbl8Bi07iOsF7w9NAyUeER6HkCdcIkx3V4p7GfcPZow__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Wilbur Wants To Kill Homself Scene: Scene 1 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi987350041/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi987350041/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677994993095.mp4?Expires=1788317755&Signature=aHt1TRcyiiDGF~vRk8xGcigXt-~64BSwRf3nnRXY46iPT~vrZOjuttK1z4cLpYiSdFK~3QuhHrvIhRP1cyPwVLGSmj0dh1AexwiQs1Uc5mN3bn9MPFfsl06EyQ8Z~p-lbpmK-rhh86BYNTtHdYNVAlvAGfRS5vXNAPbbtPvIM7i~5RraoSpWLzEnO4jRMkvUX51R1jVOd9lPfbPfY3aNuaxIEi8UHBP000ojVNxMs7Sgc~xBiUx7jhHzYvc3dWUuJN5ZNSiq9WxhXFisq07~3ksQpbCVwEnwc5mTh~izepxTqu3xxrk0fM8Kltk5IvaG4YqAtY5VvFjLBtZLma933Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Wilbur Wants To Kill Homself Scene: Scene 3 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2816001049/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2816001049/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677915953782.mp4?Expires=1788317755&Signature=Dak1~I7DTqLqB5FNNX~KaiImmgB7w~~DgGQ0LRy-KlI4LRBCk2lrnpvhcQkALGory6UZbDZ0XvA8t2e1tEUm3uJQtmYuq2SM8vcxNmcV-VwjDq~rONNowyLjAlef2bL6fFuOtYmhbi92jejKmSgaO2gBAYEiQKs4l-z4C9K~DfI8DcJ6NYPsKj6TUwY0pUP5gv1AJ32auVEbXQFmzLtmcJkvF2Zxk-W029NBahNpUTdd4tbXcS8MEVL~GkM5hhgwKmHhXTXNPbgsNDqvqktSgnyo0D7sRvijEzht3w6sNZmXoBuPip1alSVmNNtMAX1PwdTLkTSRHlcy5EPklTdqow__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Denmark: November 8, 2002
Sweden: January 27, 2003 (Göteborg)
Finland: February 28, 2003
Sweden: March 21, 2003
Russia: June 23, 2003 (Moscow Film Festival)
Australia: July 31, 2003
United States: August 7, 2003 (Boston Film Festival)
United Kingdom: August 15, 2003 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Norway: August 27, 2003 (video premiere)
Netherlands: September 9, 2003 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
Canada: September 11, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Greece: September 12, 2003 (Athens Film Festival)
Germany: September 18, 2003
Switzerland: September 25, 2003 (German speaking region)
United States: October 2003 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Israel: October 16, 2003
United States: October 24, 2003 (Hamptons International Film Festival)
Spain: October 31, 2003 (Valladolid International Film Festival)
New Zealand: November 6, 2003
Netherlands: November 13, 2003
United Kingdom: December 5, 2003
Austria: December 19, 2003
Czech Republic: January 8, 2004
Mexico: March 11, 2004 (Muestra Internacional de Cine)
United States: March 12, 2004 (limited)
United States: March 19, 2004 (East Lansing Film Festival)
Japan: March 23, 2004 (Skip City International D-Cinema Festival)
Malta: April 1, 2004
United States: April 2, 2004 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
United States: April 15, 2004 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Argentina: April 22, 2004
Italy: May 6, 2004 (video premiere)
Poland: May 9, 2004 (European Film Festival)
Mexico: May 14, 2004 (Mexico City)
Poland: May 14, 2004
Slovenia: May 20, 2004 (Kolosej Ljubljana)
Turkey: May 21, 2004
Spain: May 28, 2004
China: June 2004 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Hungary: June 10, 2004
Portugal: July 15, 2004
Belgium: July 28, 2004
Chile: September 2, 2004
Greece: September 3, 2004
France: October 7, 2004 (Cinessonne Film Festival)
Lithuania: October 12, 2004
Taiwan: October 23, 2004
United States: November 12, 2004 (Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival)
France: December 1, 2004
Philippines: April 1, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Japan: July 1, 2007 (TV premiere)
Singapore: February 11, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Japan: February 14, 2011 (Tokyo Northern Lights Festival)
Iceland: September 24, 2011 (Reykjavík International Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office