Veronika Decides to Die (film)

Veronika Decides to Die
Directed byEmily Young
Screenplay by
Based onVeronika Decides to Die
by Paulo Coelho
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySeamus Tierney
Edited byÚna Ní Dhonghaíle
Music byMurray Gold
Production
companies
  • Future Films
  • Velvet Octopus
  • Das Films
  • Muse Productions
  • Velvet Steamroller Entertainment
  • PalmStar Entertainment
Distributed byEntertainment One Films
Release dates
  • August 21, 2009 (2009-08-21) (Brazil)
  • January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.7 million (foreign)

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. It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar in the title role, with Jonathan Tucker, Florencia Lozano, Melissa Leo, David Thewlis, and Erika Christensen appearing as supporting characters. While the novel originally takes place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the film is set in New York City.