Comedy ·Crime ·Drama · France · 1995 · 1h 39m

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

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Director
Benjamin Ross
Cast
Hugh O'Conor as Graham Young Antony Sher as Dr. Ernest Zeigler Ruth Sheen as Molly Roger Lloyd Pack as Fred Charlotte Coleman as Winnie Paul Stacey as Dennis
Crew
Hubert Taczanowski — Director of Photography Anne Sopel — Editor Rob Lane — Original Music Composer Sam Taylor — Producer
Tagline

Meet Graham. He's not your ordinary teenager.

Synopsis

Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.

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Mood & Themes
london, englandpoisonstepmotherbased on true storymurdermental institutionserial killerpsychiatristsocial misfitpoisoner
Key Collaborators
Benjamin Ross Director Hubert Taczanowski Director of Photography Anne Sopel Editor Rob Lane Original Music Composer Sam Taylor Producer
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