Veronika Decides to Die (2009)
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- R
- 1h 43min
- Drama, Romance
- 20 Jan 2015 (USA)
- Movie
After a frantic suicide attempt, Veronika awakens inside a mysterious mental asylum. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, Veronika learns that she has only weeks to live.
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Cast
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | ... |
Veronika Deklava
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| Jonathan Tucker | ... |
Edward
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| Erika Christensen | ... |
Claire
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| Florencia Lozano | ... |
Dr. Thompson
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| Rena Owen | ... |
Nurse Josephine
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| Erica Gimpel | ... |
Nurse White
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| Victor Slezak | ... |
Gabriel Durant
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| Barbara Sukowa | ... |
Mrs. Deklava
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Victor Steinbach | ... |
Mr. Deklava
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| Melissa Leo | ... |
Mari
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| David Thewlis | ... |
Dr. Blake
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Virl Andrick | ... |
Boss
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| Jeff Applegate | ... |
Anti-Pundit
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| Lisette Bross | ... |
Work Colleague #1
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| Matthew Cowles | ... |
Old Fred
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| Jill Dalton | ... |
Work Colleague #4
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| Meg Gibson | ... |
Pro-Pundit
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| Holter Graham | ... |
Eric Grafton
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| Nicolette Hart | ... |
Reporter
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| Ward Horton | ... |
PR Guy
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| Jessica Kaye | ... |
Bartender
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Amanda LaPergola | ... |
Shouting Patient
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| Jill Marie Lawrence | ... |
Female Nurse #1
(as Jill M. Lawrence)
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| Gregory Marcel | ... |
Coffee Boy
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| Adrian Martinez | ... |
Male Nurse #1
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Lisa Ramirez | ... |
Female Swimming Pool Patient
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Al Roffe | ... |
Superintendent
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| Stuart Rudin | ... |
Deluded Man Patient
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Tania Santiago | ... |
Claire- Work Colleague #3
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| Rafael Sardina | ... |
Male Nurse #2
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| David Skeist | ... |
Work Colleague #2
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| Waleed Zuaiter | ... |
Lecturer
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Paul West | ... |
Deluded Man Patient
(as Andrej Platoni)
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John Farrer | ... |
Old Fisherman (uncredited)
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| Michael Harkins | ... |
Parent #1 (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Emily Young | ||
Written by
| Paulo Coelho | ... | (book) |
| Larry Gross | ... | (writer) |
| Roberta Hanley | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Robert Ogden Barnum | ... | executive producer |
| Jonathan Bross | ... | producer |
| Simon Crowe | ... | executive producer |
| Sriram Das | ... | producer |
| Ravi Dattatreya | ... | executive producer |
| Terry Dougas | ... | executive producer |
| Kevin Scott Frakes | ... | executive producer |
| Mitchell Goldman | ... | co-producer |
| Chris Hanley | ... | producer |
| Simon Horsman | ... | executive producer |
| Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis | ... | executive producer (as Paris Kasidokostas Latsis) |
| Shara Kay | ... | associate producer |
| Charlotte Koh | ... | associate producer |
| Ricky Margolis | ... | associate producer |
| Stephen Margolis | ... | executive producer |
| Corinne Nordmann | ... | executive producer |
| Stephan Paternot | ... | executive producer |
| Steve Shapiro | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Murray Gold | ||
| Michael Whalen | ||
Cinematography by
| Seamus Tierney | ||
Editing by
| Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | ||
Editorial Department
| Jason Barnes | ... | first assistant editor |
| Adam Berlinsky | ... | digital intermediate colorist (2014) (as Adam Slutsky) |
| Matthew Diezel | ... | assistant editor (as Matt Diezel) |
| Mitchell Ferm | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Robert L. Goodman | ... | additional editor |
| Jack Lewars | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Addison Mehr | ... | post-production supervisor recut |
| John Potter | ... | video mastering |
| Darrell R. Smith | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
Casting By
| Sig De Miguel | ||
| Stephen Vincent | ||
Production Design by
| John Nyomarkay | ||
Costume Design by
| Frank L. Fleming | ||
Makeup Department
| Caryn Bardunias | ... | star request makeup artist (as Caryn Brostoff) |
| Cyndie Boehm | ... | key makeup artist |
| Richard F. Esposito | ... | department head hair |
| Colleen Wheeler | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Danielle Blumstein | ... | production manager |
| Samara Levenstein | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nicholas R. Bell | ... | second assistant director |
| Shahrzad Davani | ... | first assistant director (as Sheri Davani) |
| Luke Tomalin Sherman | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Anja Fenzlein | ... | art intern / art production assistant |
| Melanie Hamlett | ... | props |
| Greg Izzo | ... | set dresser |
| Abbey Katz | ... | graphic artist |
| Tory Noll | ... | art assistant |
| Jeffrey Rollins | ... | property master |
| Jennifer Santucci | ... | props |
| Sarah Shriber | ... | art department intern |
| Nicole Teeny | ... | researcher: set decoration |
Sound Department
| Antonio L. Arroyo | ... | production sound mixer |
| Chad Birmingham | ... | foley editor |
| Brian Bowles | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Martin Czembor | ... | sound editor |
| Jason Gaya | ... | adr mixer |
| Matthew Haasch | ... | sound effects editor |
| Andy Kris | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jason Neumann | ... | re-recording mixer (2014) |
| Carlos Villalobos | ... | re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Chris Gelles | ... | visual effects executive producer: & Company |
| David Isyomin | ... | visual effects supervisor: & Company |
Stunts
| Chris Barnes | ... | marine coordinator |
| Manny Siverio | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Luis Colon | ... | dolly grip |
| Dylan Crawshay-Williams | ... | key rigging grip |
| Jon Delgado | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| William Evans | ... | first assistant camera |
| Michael Grantland | ... | second assistant camera |
| Rob Harlow | ... | key grip |
| Wesley Hodges | ... | first assistant camera: underwater scenes |
| Dave Isern | ... | camera operator (as David Isern) / steadicam operator (as David Isern) |
| Christian May | ... | electrician |
| Lance Mayer | ... | underwater camera operator |
| Lisa Origlieri | ... | second assistant camera |
| Justin Panzanaro | ... | best boy grip |
| Andrew Priestley | ... | first assistant camera |
| Michele SchianodiCola | ... | electrician |
| Monica Sender | ... | camera pa |
| Sarah Shatz | ... | still photographer |
| Brooke Stanford | ... | gaffer |
| Jonathan Stern | ... | best boy electric |
| JoJo Whilden | ... | still photographer |
Casting Department
| Lori Eastside | ... | casting associate / extras casting |
| Robert Oppel | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick | ... | casting associate (as Danielle Pretsfelder) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Aneikit Bonnel | ... | set costumer |
| Lisa R. Frucht | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Chrissy Kuhn | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Ewa Noskowicz | ... | costume assistant |
| Malik Summers | ... | wardrobe production assistant |
Location Management
| Christian Edsall | ... | location assistant |
| Rafael Lima | ... | location manager |
| Matthew H. Wiesner | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| John Carbonara | ... | music editor |
| Tony Finno | ... | orchestra librarian |
| Ben Foster | ... | orchestrator |
| Christy Bella Joiner | ... | musician: piano |
| Richard King | ... | music scoring engineer |
| Michael Whalen | ... | music supervisor / original score |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kim Ludlow | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Jason Block | ... | post-production accountant |
| William M. Bradley | ... | additional p.a. |
| Steve Bulzoni | ... | development consultant |
| Omar Capra | ... | production assistant (as Omar Hernandez) |
| Kate Dalton | ... | adr loop artist |
| Charlie Dibe | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Lindsay Feldman | ... | production coordinator |
| Scott Friedman | ... | production assistant |
| Duck Grossberg | ... | data manager |
| Lauren Heath | ... | assistant production office coordinator |
| Liz Huizinga | ... | assistant accountant |
| William Jackson | ... | production assistant |
| Phyllis Johnson | ... | adr loop group |
| Amanda Kindel | ... | assistant: producer |
| Fumie Suzuki Lancaster | ... | international sales & distribution |
| Sara Lane | ... | production accountant |
| John Henry Logan | ... | production assistant |
| Colin J. Louro | ... | production office intern (as Colin Louro) |
| Kristyn Macready | ... | assistant: ms gellar |
| Jenelle Malbrough | ... | set production assistant |
| Paula P. Manzanedo | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc. (as Paula Manzanedo-Schmit) |
| Keith Marlin | ... | key set production assistant |
| Carole McGorrian | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc. |
| Simon Michaelson | ... | medical advisor |
| Michael Nehs | ... | post-production coordinator (2014) |
| Sean Oliver | ... | adr loop group |
| Julia Pasternak | ... | production office assistant |
| Marc H. Simon | ... | legal counsel: Dreier LLP |
| Erin Sullivan | ... | assistant to director |
| J.P. Varady | ... | office runner |
| Noreen Ward | ... | payroll accountant |
| Jeffrey M. Weber | ... | set production assistant |
| Amy L. Weishaar | ... | production assistant: background |
| Melinda Ziyadat | ... | paperwork production assistant |
| Bill Timoney | ... | adr voice group (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Jeremy Barber | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Michael Bloomberg | ... | the production would like to thank: NYC Mayors office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting (as Michael R. Bloomberg mayor) |
| Avery Bross | ... | the production would like to thank |
| John Bross | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Judy Bross | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Parker Bross | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Sophie Bross | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Allen Bulley | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Suzette Bulley | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Ray Caccioli | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Mary Crowe | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Julian Cullen | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Calina De La Mare | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Brian Dingle | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Dee Donnelly | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Eoin Donnelly | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Maureen Duffy | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Shana Eddy-Grouf | ... | the production would like to thank (as Shana Eddy) |
| Ted Field | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Jim Gardner | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Dolly Geary | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Jack Geary | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Michelle Kass | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Ricki Maslar | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Barbara McCormick | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Bruce McKenzie | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Margo Myers | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Susan Napack | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Katherine R. Oliver | ... | the production would like to thank: NYC Mayors office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting (as Katherine R. Oliver commissioner NYPD Movie & TV Unit) |
| Paul Olkowski | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Russ Robertson | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Jay Rubin | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Michael Samuels | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Andrea Santee | ... | the production would like to thank: Yamaha |
| Erich Tengelsen | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Jennifer Tengelsen | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Samantha Tengelsen | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Zachary Tengelsen | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Domenico Vacca | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Christy Wilson | ... | the production would like to thank: Kinetic |
| Roger Wolfsohn | ... | the production would like to thank |
| Brandon Zuckerman | ... | the production would like to thank |
Production Companies
- Das Films
- Future Films (USA office)
- Muse Productions
- PalmStar Media
- Velvet Steamroller Entertainment
Distributors
- Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Wide Pictures (2009) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal)
- Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil)
- Phase 4 Films (2010) (United States) (video)
- Amazing D.C. (2010) (Japan) (DVD)
- Atlantic Film (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Atlantic Film (2010) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Capelight Pictures (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Corazón Films (2010) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Energía Entusiasta (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- MEED Films (2010) (Lithuania) (theatrical) (Baltic states)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (tv)
- Entertainment One (2015) (United States)
- Premium Film (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Haddad's (transportation equipment)
- Periscope Post and Audio (post-production facilities) (2014)
- Postworks New York (dailies)
- Rockbottom Rentals (junxion box rentals)
- Smooth Moving Productions (Steadicam equipment provided by)
- Smooth Moving Productions (wireless video)
- Sonic Magic (adr recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Veronika, a woman in her mid-twenties, appears to have everything: good looks, good job, and a great life ahead; yet she decides to end her own life. She is unsuccessful and awakens in a mental hospital where she learns that she has only weeks to live. In the hospital she meets people who are only 'insane' because they don't always follow society's rules. With little left to lose, Veronika frees herself to experience relationships and emotions and ultimately discovers what it means to live. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | It wasn't until she decided to die, that Veronika found a reason to live See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $9,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Kate Bosworth was originally cast as Veronika but was replaced by Sarah Michelle Gellar. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of Veronika Decides to Die (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Clowns See more » |
| Quotes |
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Veronika: Well, let's see. After you decide that I'm depressed, or whatever, you'll put me on meds, right? Well I know hundreds of people on them and they're all doing just fine. Really. I'll go back to work on my new anti-depressants, have dinner with my parents and persuade them I'm back to being the normal one who never gives them any trouble. And one day some guy will ask me to marry him. He'll be nice enough. That'll make my parents very happy. The first year we'll make love all the time, and in the second and third less and less. But just as we're getting sick of each other, I'll get pregnant. Taking care of kids, holding onto jobs, paying mortgages, It'll keep us on an even keel for a while. Then about ten years into it he'll have an affair because I'm too busy and I'm too tired. And I'll find out. I'll threaten to kill him, his mistress... myself. We'll get past it. A few years later he'll have another one. This time I'm just going to pretend that I don't know because somehow kicking up a fuss just doesn't seem worth the trouble this time. And I'll live out the rest of my days sometimes wishing my kids could have the life that I never had. Other times secretly pleased they're turning into repeats of me. I'm fine. Really. See more » |