Coconut Hero

2015 "The story of Mike Tyson... not the boxer."

Coconut Hero

6.3 | 1h41m | en | Drama

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.

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6.3 | 1h41m | en | Drama , Comedy | More Info

Released: August. 13,2015 | Released Producted By: HR , UFA Fiction Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Alex Ozerov-Meyer , Bea Santos , Krista Bridges

Director

Florian Cossen

Producted By

HR , UFA Fiction

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Cast

Alex Ozerov-Meyer

as Mike Tyson

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Bea Santos

as Miranda

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Krista Bridges

as Cynthia Tyson

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Reviews

kosmasp Difficult subject matter, and nice/decent effort to make it feel light and refreshing somehow. There are quite a few quirky/strange things that are happening here, that are weird to the point they can be taken as light entertainment. Which is never easy when it comes to the subject matter of suicide.The main actor said he didn't try to concentrate on the fact that his character was suicidal nor did he think that that was the case. How else could you find humor in something like this? And while this walks the thin line nicely, there have been better movies on the subject matter. Still a nice try with some more than decent acting and a nice story overall.

jason-1401 Thought this movie was interesting, and actually well thought out. Don't want to give much of the movie away besides to say, give it a go. The cinematography I thought was pretty good, as well as the acting. Too many movies lately have no soul about them or even a story line. This was one of those movies which would probably watch a few times again. The story was believable, touching and interesting. Would definitely like to see more from this director and the writers did an amazing job. I gave it 9 stars, because of it's originality. Give it a go, it is worth watching. Thank you for this movie, you have done a fantastic job.Didn't anything about the movie when I started watching it, and glad that I watched it.

WonWaiWai I'm not good at writing reviews, but seeing as how this movie does not have many reviews so far, I thought I'd contribute one.The lead, and the sole person this movie was mostly about, Mike Tyson comes off as an interesting character, sometimes in an endearing sort of way. The movie shares with us his quirky persona, and by the end shows what may be a little, but particularly important growth in Mike as a person. The interactions between Mike and his mother, as well as other minor characters were fun enough to watch.While some people might be turned off by this movie seeing as there's not much going on, and that the plot was not heavy, I thought it is enjoyable enough as far as coming-of-age movies go. Even the ending was OK with me, because it was sort of a happy ending, but not over the top/cliché.

JeromeArlettaz Young people's most common drama is also the less talked about. This movie talks about a teenagers who "wants to leave" with a sensitive and dark sense of humour (As the movie does not say the word, I won't say it either). It talks about different aspects of death without falling into the maudlin and compassionate trap. I guess there's no other way to do it. The common Hollywood way would have insisted on an initial trauma and there would have been a lot of tears. It would have found a justification for the "departure". And it is well known that a fiction representing a tearful and motivated "departure" can cause epidemic "departures". In this movie, things are as they are with no motive, as it frequently is in real life. In contrast with the sensitive and slightly distant beginning, the movie shows an accident in a very harsh way.I like the important rhythm breaks emphasizing the slow contemplative scenes, as well as dynamic ones. The filming is very clean, sometimes uncommon and in good coherence with the narrative and sound track. The young actor has a promising carrier. I was afraid he might be stuck in the same attitude for the whole movie, but at the end, he shows a wide palette of reactions. If you're concerned about showing this movie to teenager, I would probably let him watch it if he's not too stupid and accompanied. I'm not the type of guys prohibiting movies to kids, but in this case, you want to avoid misinterpretations and a trivialization of death.