Next Tuesday, Sidewalk Café will screen the 2009 film Veronika Decides to Die.

The film is directed by Emily Young and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jonathan Tucker, Melissa Leo, David Thewlis and Erika Christensen.

Based on the novel of the same name by Paolo Coelho, the film centres around Veronika, a woman in her mid-20s, who appears to have everything – good looks, good job and a great life ahead of her. Yet she decides to end her own life. She is unsuccessful and awakens in a mental hospital where she learns that she has a short time to live.

However, in the hospital she meets people who are only ‘insane’ because they don’t always follow society’s rules. With little left to lose, Veronika embarks on a journey on which she frees herself to experience relationships and emotions and ultimately discovers what it means to live.

Admission is free and the film starts at 7pm