''The Be All and End All'' is a 2009 British film shot in

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. It stars

Eugene Byrne Eugene Byrne (born 25 February 1959) is an English freelance journalist and fiction writer. His novel ''ThigMOO'', and the story it was based on, were nominated for the BSFA award. His story "HMS Habakkuk" was nominated for a Sidewise Award for Al ...

Josh Bolt Joshua Ryan Bolt (born 2 May 1994) is an English actor best known for his roles as Raff Greenwood in ''Last Tango in Halifax'' and Rob Dawson in ''Benidorm''. Other credits include the titular character in ''Just Henry'' (2011), Dunbar in Georg ...

Connor McIntyre Connor McIntyre (born 30 November 1960) is an English actor, best known for playing Pat Phelan in the ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'' from 2013 to 2014 and again from 2016 to 2018, but has also had large roles in TV shows such as '' ...

Liza Tarbuck Liza Tarbuck ( ; born 21 November 1964) is an English actress, comedian, and television and radio presenter. Early life Liza Tarbuck was born in Liverpool and grew up near Kingston upon Thames. She is the daughter of comedian Jimmy Tarbuck an ...

and

Neve McIntosh Neve McIntosh (born Carol McIntosh; 9 April 1972) is a Scottish actress. Early life Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, McIntosh grew up in Edinburgh, where she attended Boroughmuir High School. She was a member of Edinburgh Youth Theatre in the lat ...

. With comic and heartfelt results the story tells the story of a

friendship Friendship is a Interpersonal relationship, relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. Althoug ...

between two boys Ziggy (Byrne) and Robbie (Bolt). Robbie is dying of

cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy is a group of primary diseases of the heart muscle. Early on there may be few or no symptoms. As the disease worsens, shortness of breath, feeling tired, and swelling of the legs may occur, due to the onset of heart failure. A ...

and desperately does not want to leave the earth a

virgin Virginity is a social construct that denotes the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. As it is not an objective term with an operational definition, social definitions of what constitutes virginity, or the lack thereof ...

. The film is directed and produced by Bruce Webb and the

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is Whatever Pictures Ltd.http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=4F4CB058168f8273BFGir37BB188

Plot

At fifteen, Robbie has only one thing on his mind - losing his virginity. The problem is that he's in hospital with a fatal heart condition. And who has to overcome the odds and help him fulfill his final wish? His best friend Ziggy.

References

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* British comedy-drama films 2009 comedy-drama films 2009 films 2000s British films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub