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Death of a Superhero(Movie, 2011)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 37min | Genre: Drama
Death of a SuperheroRating: 3.5/5 (with 4848 votes)
Death of a Superhero is a 2011 Irish drama film based on the New Zealand novel of the same name by Anthony McCarten. Originally planned to be directed by McCarten in New Zealand, the film was shot on location in Ireland throughout 2010 and was directed by Ian FitzGibbon. The film stars Thomas Sangster alongside Andy Serkis. It tells the story of a dying 15-year-old boy who draws comic book stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality. ()
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About Death of a Superhero

A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.

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Trailer (Trailer) | Death Of A Superhero - Am Ende eines viel zu kurzen Tages ≣ 2011 ≣ Trailer (Trailer, DE) | Trailer Deutsch HD (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: Germany
Plays in: England
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 12 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/30/2012 (World premiere: 05/04/2011)
Director: Ian Fitzgibbon
Screenwriter: Anthony McCarten
Executive Producer: Anthony McCarten
Director of Photography: Tom Fährmann
Composer: Marius Ruhland
Keywords: superhero
Budget: 3 USD

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