Charlie Countryman
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| Directed by | Fredrik Bond |
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Albert Berger Ron Yerxa Craig J. Flores William Horberg |
| Written by | Matt Drake |
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Shia LaBeouf Evan Rachel Wood Mads Mikkelsen Rupert Grint Vincent D'Onofrio Melissa Leo |
| Music by |
Christophe Beck Deadmono |
| Cinematography | Roman Vasyanov |
| Edited by | Hughes Winborne |
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| Distributed by | Millennium Entertainment |
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103 minutes |
| Country | United States Romania |
| Language | English Romanian |
| Box office | $424,404 |
Charlie Countryman (originally known as The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman) is a 2013 American-Romanian psychological romantic comedy-drama film directed by Fredrik Bond in his directorial debut, written by Matt Drake, and starring Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood and Mads Mikkelsen.
The film premiered on January 21, 2013 at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was screened in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The film was released November 15, 2013 in the United States was released on October 31, 2014 in the United Kingdom.
Charlie Countryman (Shia LaBeouf) is a normal guy living in Chicago. Right after his mother Kate (Melissa Leo) dies in the hospital, he sees her as a spirit. When he asks her what do to with his life, she tells him to go to Bucharest for adventure. He gets drunk and goes to visit his ex-girlfriend Ashley (Aubrey Plaza) and tells her his mother died and he is moving to Bucharest. She asks, "You're sure you're not thinking of Budapest? It's supposed to be really nice there." She gives him a goodbye hug. On the flight, he meets Victor (Ion Caramitru), an elderly man sitting next to him, who is returning home to Bucharest after seeing a Cubbies game, with a silly hat as a gift for his daughter. When Charlie tells him his destination, Victor asks Charlie, "Don't you want to go to Budapest?" Charlie replies, "No," it's a spur-of-the-moment thing, and Victor says he understands. Partway through the plane ride, Victor dies, and Charlie sees him too as a spirit, who asks him to deliver his gift to his daughter, which he promises to do.
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