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7.0/10
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A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 5 nominations total
Seán Duggan
- Teacher
- (as Sean Duggan)
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Rang true to teenage life in Ireland. Impressive acting. Walks the line between touching and funny.
I don't (and didn't) know a person with cancer, but I think, there is something true in this story. We all can be aggressive and cruel, but we can't be so offended at life. Healthy people will never understand the one with cancer, but we can try. And we must. Because the human beings can't be alone. We need to be surrounded by warmth and care, physically and mentally.
This film is not only about an incurable disease, it's about relationship. Real, difficult, "in the raw" relationship between parents and the kid, brothers, a boy and a girl, and just between people with difficult life situations.
This film is about hard, painful, distressing acceptance that not every problem can be fixed, but it's not the reason to give up.
Andy Serkis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Michael McElhatton as the other actors make me believe the story, and film crew makes me live in this drama for 93 minutes. Thank you a lot.
This film is not only about an incurable disease, it's about relationship. Real, difficult, "in the raw" relationship between parents and the kid, brothers, a boy and a girl, and just between people with difficult life situations.
This film is about hard, painful, distressing acceptance that not every problem can be fixed, but it's not the reason to give up.
Andy Serkis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Michael McElhatton as the other actors make me believe the story, and film crew makes me live in this drama for 93 minutes. Thank you a lot.
As you follow the last weeks of a teenager who escapes in his drawing skills, we get to experience parts of what it feels like trying to outrace Death, while having a last good moments with family and friends... and maybe have a go at this thing called Love if we can spare a heartbeat or two.
The story is really realistic and interesting ,, How a teenager thinks with him dying , he has also an artistic way of thinking feeling the pain in a comical sort of way , that's unique perspective ,,it was sweet and a bit depressing but painfully real , I loved the acting especially from Thomas and Andy Sirkes ,, they were excellent I'm not a fan though of the inappropriate scenes it wasn't necessary ,, the idea was obvious
"Death of a Superhero" is a heard touching film about a boy who has cancer. Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Andy Serkis played their roles so perfect, that I totally forgot that their are just actors. I was able to feel into the boys mind without getting distracted by any bad played scenes. Any scene, however played, seemed perfectly fitting for these two characters. Aisling Loftus played her role great too. When I was watching the film the first time, I got sucked in by the great characters and lost myself in the beautiful story. The music in the movie fits its scenes perfectly. Those comic scenes gave the film just the right touch to not be mainstream.
Did you know
- TriviaHe did not shave his head or eyebrows for this role; he wore makeup.
- Quotes
Donald Clarke: Life is a sexually transmitted disease, spread by people having sex. And then in the end it kills ya.
- ConnectionsFeatures Tommy Tiernan: A Little Cracked (2004)
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Box office
- Budget
- €3,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $607
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $345
- May 6, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $41,575
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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