2012
Not Rated
Tribeca Films
1 h 37 m

2012
Not Rated
Tribeca Films
1 h 37 m

Summary Donald is a teenager with extraordinary artistic talents. His future as a graphic novel artist should be bright. As his life is consumed by fantastic daydreams, Donald soon discovers that a very real enemy is trying to kill him. With an unorthodox psychologist teaching Donald to find the light in life in an otherwise dark world, Death of...

Drama

Directed By: Ian Fitzgibbon

Written By: Anthony McCarten, Mark Doherty

2012
Not Rated
Tribeca Films
1 h 37 m

2012
Not Rated
Tribeca Films
1 h 37 m

Death of a Superhero

Name: Death of a Superhero
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012-05-04
Duration: 1 min 37 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Lilly Forgách, Ian Fitzgibbon, Michael McElhatton, Sharon Horgan

Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews

User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 14 User Ratings

8.6

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Drama

Directed By: Ian Fitzgibbon

Written By: Anthony McCarten, Mark Doherty

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NPR

May 8, 2012

Manages to turn the grimmest of grim subjects into something charming, raunchy and improbably uplifting.

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The A.V. Club

May 2, 2012

Fitzgibbon and McCarten have succeeded in integrating cancer into a slick teen love story, but in the process, they've robbed it of some of its necessary pain.

By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

New Orleans Times-Picayune

Jun 22, 2012

Still, as Death of a Superhero plays out, it's hard not to shake the feeling that this is ground we've trodden before.

By Mike Scott FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 14 User Ratings

8.6

86% Positive
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14% Mixed
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14% Mixed
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Production Company Bavaria Pictures, Bayerischer Banken-Fonds, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Grand Pictures, Picture Circle

Release Date May 4, 2012

Duration 1 h 37 m

Rating Not Rated

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Awards

Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth

• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations

Les Arcs European Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

Irish Film and Television Awards

• 3 Nominations

Death of a Superhero

Top Cast

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Donald

Lilly Forgách

Shrink #1

Ian Fitzgibbon

Shrink #2, Voice of the Glove

Michael McElhatton

James

Sharon Horgan

Renata

Ronan Raftery

Jeff

Andy Serkis

Dr. Adrian King

Aisling Loftus

Shelly

Sean Duggan

Teacher

Ben Harding

Michael

Killian Coyle

Hugo

Rebecca Thompson

Sharon

Enda Oates

English Teacher

Peter Sexton

Billy

Jane Brennan

Dr. Johnson

Aisling Bodkin

Joanna

Dónal Haughey

Guy at Laptop

Simon Mulcahy

Teenage Guy

Holly Gregg

Maja

Emma Eliza Regan

Morna

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