Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Languages: English
Year: 1995
Vote: 6.63
Festival & Award: Sundance - Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
The showmakers
Overview
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.
Indie vibes check
The Young Poisoner's Handbook is an independent film due to its limited budget and its departure from traditional Hollywood narratives.