Coconut Hero
The story of Mike Tyson... not the boxer.
It's not easy being a teenager and Mike, a sixteen-year-old, has it espcially hard. He lives in the sticks with his mother, a non-stop nagger, in Faintville, a Canadian timber industry town. He has no father, no friends, not even a favorite meal. Basically, his sole wish is simply to vanish from the face of the earth. One day, Mike writes his own obituary and shoots himself. To his great disappointment he wakes up the in the local hospital. During a routine examination, the doctors discover a plum-sized tumor in his brain. Mike can scarcely believe his luck and keeps the illness to himself to avoid undergoing surgery that would save him. Staring death directly in the eyes, however, changes Mike's point of view and he re-evaluates his opinion of both enchanting and crazy Miranda. Somebody seems to understand him after all.
Directed by Florian Cossen · Written by Elena von Saucken
Where to Watch
Rent or Buy
Cast
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Alex Ozerov-Meyer Mike Tyson -
Bea Santos Miranda -
Krista Bridges Cynthia Tyson -
Sebastian Schipper Frank Burger -
Udo Kier Mr. Morrow -
Jim Annan Pastor
Make it a double feature
3h 43m together
Coconut Hero
Hotel Rwanda
A close match in mood and era.
