---
title: 'Veronika Decides to Die (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emily Young'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/veronika-decides-to-die-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068678/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Veronika Decides to Die (2009)

2009 · 103 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emily Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-young)
- **Screenplay:** [Paulo Coelho](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulo-coelho), [Larry Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-gross), [Roberta Hanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberta-hanley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Murray Gold](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-gold)

## Cast

- [Waleed Zuaiter](https://cinepixo.com/people/waleed-zuaiter)
- [Adrian Martinez](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-martinez)
- [Barbara Sukowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-sukowa)
- [Sarah Michelle Gellar](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-michelle-gellar)
- [Erica Gimpel](https://cinepixo.com/people/erica-gimpel)
- [David Thewlis](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-thewlis)
- [Ward Horton](https://cinepixo.com/people/ward-horton)
- [Erika Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/erika-christensen)
- [Rena Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rena-owen)
- [Jonathan Tucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-tucker)
- [Florencia Lozano](https://cinepixo.com/people/florencia-lozano)
- [Stuart Rudin](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-rudin)
- [Melissa Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-leo)

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