Long live Charlie Countryman

Movie
German title	Long live Charlie Countryman
Original title	The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman
Country of production	United States , ; Romania
original language	English , Romanian
Publishing year	2013
length	108 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Fredrik Bond
script	Matt Drake
production	Albert Berger , ; Craig J. Flores , ; William Horberg , ; Ron Yerxa
music	Christophe Beck
camera	Roman Vasyanov
cut	Hughes Winborne
occupation
	Shia LaBeouf : Charlie Countryman; Evan Rachel Wood : Gabi Ibanescu; Mads Mikkelsen : Nigel; Rupert Grint : Karl; Melissa Leo : Kate; Vincent D'Onofrio : Bill; Til Schweiger : Darko;

Charlie Countryman (AKA The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman ) is a romance - thriller with comedic elements from the year 2013, directed by Fredrik Bond .

action

After Charlie Countryman's mother died in bed before his eyes, he tried to suppress the pain with pills. After taking a small overdose, he suddenly sees his mother again, who asks him to simply travel to Bucharest for her. There he not only comes into contact with drugs, but also meets the irresistible Gabi. But the love he feels for her has a downside as well as the beautiful moments. Because her ex-husband Nigel, a psychotic gang boss, doesn't like it and Charlie soon has to ask himself whether he is actually ready to die for Gabi.

background

The film was shot between May and June 2012. The film was shot in Chicago and according to the setting in Bucharest .

For the most realistic scenes possible in the film, Shia LaBeouf took LSD .

reception

Reviews

The film-dienst describes Lang Lebe Charlie Countryman as a “genre finger exercise that relies on clichés instead of unfolding originality”. Nevertheless, the critic finds "in view of the top-class cast and the ironic gesture" that the film "still offers some entertainment value". The cinema critic sees Lang Lebe Charlie Countryman as a "hypnotic mix of drug thriller and character portrait in which the emotional depths of the main character become the engine of a tender love story"

Charlie Countryman reached at Metacritic a Metascore of 31/100 points based on 20 reviews. Only 29 percent of the reviews at Rotten Tomatoes are positive, which is why the film is classified as "rotten" ( German rotten ). The average rating is 4.1 / 10 based on 63 ratings.

Award

Nominated for the Golden Bear (Best Film) at the Berlin International Film Festival 2013

Gross profit

The film grossed around 440,000 US dollars worldwide.

Web links

Charlie Countryman in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Shia LaBeouf took hard drugs for the most realistic scenes possible , in Filmstarts , August 29, 2012
Jump up ↑ Long Live Charlie Countryman's review . In: film service . Retrieved December 10, 2014.
↑ Long Live Charlie Countryman Review . In: Cinema . Retrieved December 10, 2014.
↑ Metacritic Reviews ( English ) In: Metacritic . Retrieved December 10, 2014.
↑ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews ( English ) In: Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved December 10, 2014.
↑ Charlie Countryman. Retrieved May 12, 2020 .

[1] Shia LaBeouf took hard drugs for the most realistic scenes possible , in Filmstarts , August 29, 2012

[2] Jump up ↑ Long Live Charlie Countryman's review . In: film service . Retrieved December 10, 2014.

[3] Long Live Charlie Countryman Review . In: Cinema . Retrieved December 10, 2014.

[4] Metacritic Reviews ( English ) In: Metacritic . Retrieved December 10, 2014.

[5] Rotten Tomatoes Reviews ( English ) In: Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved December 10, 2014.

[6] Charlie Countryman. Retrieved May 12, 2020 .