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Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release2011

Runtime1h 37m

StatusReleased

Budget$3

RevenueN/A

Production

Picture Circle

Bavaria Pictures

Grand Pictures

Movie

Death of a Superhero

2011

1h 37m

6.9

Drama

Synopsis

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

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