When time is precious living can't wait
A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.
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Contemporary, spare, grave and contemplative.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
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“Does the smallness hold it back?”
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“Is Andy Serkis the best thing in Death of a Superhero?”
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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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Cast
- Andy SerkisDr. Adrian King
- Thomas Brodie-SangsterDonald Clarke
- Michael McElhattonJames Clarke
- Sharon HorganRenata Clarke
- Aisling LoftusShelly
- Ronan RafteryJeff
- Sean DugganTeacher
- Enda OatesEnglish Teacher
- Emma Eliza ReganMorna
- Jessica SchwarzTanya
Crew
- Ian FitzgibbonDirector
- Anthony McCartenScreenplay
- Anthony McCartenNovel
- Tom FährmannDirector of Photography
- Marius RuhlandOriginal Music Composer
- Tony CranstounEditor
- Michael GarlandProducer
- Astrid KahmkeProducer
- Philipp KreuzerProducer
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