# Veronika Decides to Die (2009)

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**Runtime**: 103 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Emily Young
**Written by**: Larry Gross
**Starring**: Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Thewlis, Jonathan Tucker, Erika Christensen, Melissa Leo, Erica Gimpel

> *For Veronika, confronting death... is discovering life.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

After a dramatic suicide attempt Veronika wakes in a psychiatric ward where an unconventional doctor casually informs her she’s dying. The asylum’s other patients help her rediscover life while the doctor’s methods remain dubiously cheerful. A film that mistakes eccentricity for depth.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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