Death of a Superhero

Name: Death of a Superhero
Genre: Drama, Animation
Released: May 4, 2012
Duration: 97 min

2012

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Tribeca Film | Release Date: May 4, 2012 | Not Rated

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 aDonald 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 a Superhero tells the story of discovering life, love, and death in this exceptionally honest portrayal of a teenage boy facing his own mortality. (Tribeca Films)… Expand

Director: Ian Fitzgibbon

Genre(s): Drama, Animation

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Andrew Lapin

May 8, 2012

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

Noel Murray

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. Read full review

Mike Scott

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. Read full review

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Tyranian

Feb 6, 2020

Fairly moving film about a boy struggling with life while dying of cancer. Acting is good.

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