![Veronika Decides to Die (2009)](/media/img/movie/poster/m/f8/9795d71eea6dabb91c710602.jpg)
For Veronika, confronting death... is discovering life.
After a frantic suicide attempt, Veronika awakens inside a mysterious mental asylum. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, Veronika learns that she has only weeks to live.
Sarah Michelle Gellar David Thewlis Jonathan Tucker Erika Christensen Melissa Leo Erica Gimpel Waleed Zuaiter Victor Slezak Adrian Martinez Florencia Lozano Barbara Sukowa Matthew Cowles Rena Owen Holter Graham Stuart Rudin Ward Horton Meg Gibson John Farrer Rafael Sardina Jill Marie Lawrence Lisette Bross Gregory Marcel Nicolette Hart Victor Steinbach Jeff Applegate Jessica Kaye Tatiana Maher Al Roffe David Skeist Amanda LaPergola Tania Santiago Michael Harkins Christy Bella Joiner
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