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The star of “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction” shared with The Guardian about the passing of his son Cormac Roth, who died at the age of 25 after battling germ cell cancer. Tim Roth was filming a movie at the time.
Cormac was a guitarist and composer when he was diagnosed in November 2021. He passed away at the end of 2022. Tim Roth spoke about the loss of his son after filming a movie about grief.
“Cormac was not disturbed by the fact that I was making the movie. He thought it was a good thing. He probably wanted me to get out of the house too,” said the actor, who almost gave up on participating in the film.
The film “Poison,” which premiered in Germany in January 2025, shows Tim Roth and Trine Dyrholm playing a separated couple who reconnect ten years after the death of their son.
Tim mentioned that he had his son’s approval to make the film. “If he had needed me to stay close, I would have stayed close,” he said.
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“[Poison] is about something that is now very, very meaningful for our family. There is no one way to grieve. People react differently, everyone reacts, otherwise, there would already be a cure for it,” he confessed.
“Now, with my friends and family, I see that each person is dealing with it in their own way, and it needs to be respected,” he added.
The director of “Poison,” Désirée Nosbusch, also went through a difficult time involving her son’s health and gave more details about the tough moment Tim Roth was going through.
“Everything was said with glances. Sometimes he needed a break, and I’d say, ‘Of course,’” Nosbusch said.
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