The Young Poisoner's Handbook is a 1995 British-German-French-produced black comedy film based on the life of Graham Frederick Young, more commonly known as the "teacup murderer". It was directed by Benjamin Ross, and written by the aforesaid director and Jeff Rawle. The film stars Hugh O'Conor in the lead role.
The film is also known as Das Handbuch des jungen Giftmischers in German.
The film's portrayal of Graham Young is not wholly true to lif...
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The Young Poisoner's Handbook is a 1995 British-German-French-produced black comedy film based on the life of Graham Frederick Young, more commonly known as the "teacup murderer". It was directed by Benjamin Ross, and written by the aforesaid director and Jeff Rawle. The film stars Hugh O'Conor in the lead role.
The film is also known as Das Handbuch des jungen Giftmischers in German.
The film's portrayal of Graham Young is not wholly true to life, and thus, the film is not truly biographical. Nonetheless, the main truths about him are conveyed. He was a poisoner, a murderer, a genius and a thoroughly amoral man.
The early parts of the film show the viewer that Young is a child with preoccupied with the macabre. In his teen years, he actually poisons a schoolmate — sickening him rather than killing him — in order to date a girl his schoolmate was seeing. His conversation with his date involved vivid, graphic descriptions of deadly car accidents.
He also reads a comic book account of...
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