Veronika Decides to Die | |
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Directed by | Emily Young |
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Based on | Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho |
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Cinematography | Seamus Tierney |
Edited by | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle |
Music by | Murray Gold[1] |
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Distributed by | Entertainment One Films[2] |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.7 million (foreign)[3] |
Veronika Decides to Die is a 2009 American psychological drama film directed by Emily Young from a screenplay by Roberta Hanley and Larry Gross, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Paulo Coelho.[4] It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar in the title role,[5] with Jonathan Tucker, Florencia Lozano, Melissa Leo, David Thewlis, and Erika Christensen appearing as supporting characters.[6][7] While the novel originally takes place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the film is set in New York City.