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The Young Poisoner's Handbook

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The Young Poisoner's Handbook
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R,1hr 46min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
February 23, 1996
Director:
Benjamin Ross
Distributor:
Platinum Disc
Starring:
Hugh O'Connor, Hugh O'Conor, Antony Sher  ...more
Synopsis: Based on the true story of Graham Young, a young British psychopath of the 1970s, this is the offbeat feature film debut of writer-director Benjamin Ross. Hugh O'Conor plays Young, who narrates the story in a sullen voice-over. He is an isolated, studious young adolescent who is increasingly absorbed in his chemical research projects and estranged from his annoying family. After his greatest experiment blows up, he seeks revenge on his stepmother, who has falsely accused him of hiding pornographic ... Full Synopsis
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Karl Williams, AMG Review
A deeply disturbing, wildly funny ode to the filmmaking style of Stanley Kubrick with a splash of the gothic gallows humor of cartoonist Edward Gorey tossed in for good measure, this debut film from writer/director Benjamin Ross transforms a true-life incident into a revamped version of A Clockwork Orange (1971). It's a slick, clever effort to mimic a master that might possibly offend Kubrick's passionately ... Full Review
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Hugh O'Connor
Graham
Hugh O'Conor
Graham
Antony Sher
Dr. Zeigler
Ruth Sheen
Molly
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