The Young Poisoner’s Handbook
UK, Germany, France , 2005.

Directed by: Benjamin Ross
Script: Jeff Rawle, Benjamin Ross
Producer: Sam Taylor, Mike Downey
Production company: Film and Music Entertainment- F&ME, Bavaria Film and Television Fund, British Screen Productions, Eurimages, Haut et Court, Kinowelt Filmproduktion, Mass Productions, Pandora Cinema
Cinematography: Hubert Taczanowski
Editing: Anne Sopel
Music: Robert Lane, Frank Strobel
Cast: Tobias Arnold, Ruth Sheen, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Hugh O'Conor, Norman Caro, Dorothea Alexander

Format: 35mm
Running time: 99'

Synopsis
Nothing’s more deadly than a poisoned mind! ‘I was very young when I discovered a gift for chemistry,’ says Graham Young (Hugh O’Connor), an English lad with wide, innocent eyes and a commitment to the scientific method. ‘I had decided what directions my scientific career would take, and there would be no turning back.’ So at about 13 years of age, he embarks on the slow poisoning of his stepmother, which, after taking meticulous notes, he brings to a conclusion with a few doses of thallium. ‘I had discovered my metier,’ Graham says. ‘Thallium was to be my life’s work.’ He seeks to discover a form of thallium which is odorless, tasteless and colorless, and where a drop or two will be fatal. He also moves on to his father. ‘Being a good poisoner involves remaining undetected,’ he observes. ‘Becoming a famous one would seem to demand being caught.’ A classic British black comedy!

Directors Biography
Benjamin Ross is a writer and film director based in the UK. From a handful of films since the early 1990s, his most noted work is 'The Young Poisoner’s Handbook' (1995) – based on a real-life poisoning case. Ross’ latest screenplay is for 'Napoleon and Betsy' - set to feature Harry Potter star Emma Watson.

Location and screening schedule: Tuškanac Cinema, Tuesday, October 20th at 19.00