Death of a Superhero

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Death of a Superhero

"When time is precious living can't wait"

2011

1h 37m

6.9(113 votes)

Drama

Overview

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

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41 members

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Andy Serkis

Dr. Adrian King

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Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Donald Clarke

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Michael McElhatton

James Clarke

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Sharon Horgan

Renata Clarke

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Aisling Loftus

Shelly

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Ronan Raftery

Jeff

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Sean Duggan

Teacher

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Enda Oates

English Teacher

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Emma Eliza Regan

Morna

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Jessica Schwarz

Tanya

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Lilly Forgách

Shrink #1

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Ian Fitzgibbon

Shrink #2

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Ben Harding

Michael

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Killian Coyle

Hugo

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Andrea Thompson

Sharon

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Peter Sexton

Billy

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Jane Brennan

Dr. Johnson

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Aisling Bodkin

Joanna

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Ned Dennehy

The Glove

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Dónal Haughey

Guy at Laptop

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Simon Mulcahy

Teenage Guy

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Holly Gregg

Maja

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Mella Carron

Wendy

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Julie Sharkey Carpenter

Nurse

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Billy Gibson

Rugby Jock

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Mary Murray

Prostitute #1

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Rachel Dunne

Prostitute #2

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Joe Dermody

Patient in Hospital

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Christine Cotter

Patient in Hospital

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Warren Farrell

Patient in Hospital

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Christopher Doyle

Patient in Hospital

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Alan Bradley

Patient in Hospital

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Theo Fitzgibbon

Teenage Crowd

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Eliza Fitzgibbon

Teenage Crowd

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Kitty McLaughlin-Dunning

Teenage Crowd

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Saoirse Benson

Teenage Crowd

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Matthias Beier

The Glove

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Olga Wehrly

Nursey Worsey

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Amelia Crowley

Nursey Worsey

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Nina-Friederike Gnädig

Nursey Worsey

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Amy Huberman

Nursey Worsey

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