VERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE

• ERICA GIMPEL
• RENA OWEN
• ERIKA CHRISTENSEN
• JONATHAN TUCKER
• FLORENCIA LOZANO
• DAVID THEWLIS

VERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE will be released on VOD in a few months, and although Amazon still apparently knows nothing about it, Phase 4 films will release it on DVD in the US soon.

Gellar replaced Kate Bosworth in this. Directed by Emily Young. Co-starring Jonathan Tucker (Tim Weiner in "The Virgin Suicides") and David Thewlis (Remus Lupin in Harry Potter films).

Veronika attempts suicide, then wakes up in mental hospital to learn that she has five days to live.

Rena Owen (Nurse Josephine) was Taun We in Star Wars Episodes II and III. Melissa Leo (Mari) was Winnie Mann in 3 episodes of THE L WORD.

Veronika Decides to Die is now in theaters in Germany. Still no release date for the UK and the US. The film has been released in France on DVD and can be ordered from Amazon.fr. It is showing in Europe and South America. Tino85 in Bulgaria wrote a review of the film for IMDB.

Young also directed KISS OF LIFE , (2003) starring Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, which was nominated for six awards and won three of them.

Holter Graham (Billy Gunn in Swans Crossing) is Eric Grafton in Veronika Decides to Die.

The book VERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE, on which the Gellar film is based, has had two other film versions made:   in Japan, "Veronica wa Shino Koto ni Shita" (directed by Kei Horie), and in Pakistan "Love Mein Ghum" It was originally titled "Kitni Haseen Hai Zindagi". The film was directed by Reema Kahn and is apparently a musical. The new title translates as "Lost In Love" and stars Kahn, along with Moammar Rana, Nadeem Baig, and Javed Sheikh. It will be released in March, 2011.

The Japanese film starred Yoko Maki, who was the character Yoko in THE GRUDGE, and its soundtrack is by composer Andrea Morricone. Maki made her film debut at the age of 19 in the 2001 film DRUG. Her big break came with the role of Aya in the remake of LADY SNOWBLOOD (later re-titled as THE PRINCESS BLADE).

The book has also inspired an album of the same title by Danish band Saturnus, and songs "Veronica" by Japanese band Aqua Timez, and "Saint Veronika" by Canadian band Billy Talent.

• ERICA GIMPEL (Nurse White)
• RENA OWEN (Nurse Josephine)
• FLORENCIA LOZANO (Dr. Thompson)
• ERIKA CHRISTENSEN (Claire)
• JONATHAN TUCKER (Edward)
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Length: 103 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Budget: $9 million
Screenplay: Roberta Hanley
Producers: Johnathan Bross, Chris Hanley
Music: Murray Gold