Death of a Superhero (2011) on Netflix
Donald Clarke is fifteen and has terminal cancer. He draws stories of an invincible superhero, and his parents send him to a psychiatrist. He has a crush on his classmate Shelly.
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Plot summary
At fifteen, Donald Clarke is dying of cancer, and he draws comic book stories about an invincible superhero. He also has visions, among them one of a twisted woman who laughs at him during a scan. His parents, worried about his attempts to end his life, arrange therapy, and he is sent to the psychiatrist Dr. Adrian King. On his way home from school, Don balances along a bridge wall with cars passing below, watched by King without knowing it. To answer King's methods, Don paints a skull and crossbones on the doctor's boat, then cleans it off. King offers him advice about Shelly, the classmate Don likes. In class, Shelly reads out an essay she is improvising because she did no homework, and Don compliments it as he leaves.
Cast
- Emma Eliza Reganas Morna
- Lilly Forgáchas Shrink #1
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Death of a Superhero (2011)
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- Freddie Highmore was announced in February 2009 as the central character, but he left the role and was replaced by Thomas Sangster, with Andy Serkis also signing on. The film's setting moved from New Zealand to Dublin after Grand Pictures and the Irish Film Board became involved.
- Death of a Superhero, an Irish drama about a dying boy who draws superhero comics, later appeared on the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination English syllabus.
