Wristcutters: A Love Story

Wristcutters: A Love Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Goran Dukić
Screenplay by	Goran Dukić
Based on	"Kneller's Happy Campers" by Etgar Keret
Produced by	Chris Coen Tatiana Kelly Mikal P. Lazarev Adam Sherman
Starring	Patrick Fugit Shannyn Sossamon Shea Whigham Leslie Bibb Tom Waits
Cinematography	Vanja Cernjul
Edited by	Jonathan Alberts
Music by	Bobby Johnston Gogol Bordello
Production company	No Matter Pictures[1]
Distributed by	Autonomous Films[1]
Release dates	January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24) (Sundance) October 19, 2007 (2007-10-19) (United States)
Running time	89 minutes[1]
Countries	United Kingdom[1] United States[1]
Language	English
Budget	$1 million[2]
Box office	$454,026

Wristcutters: A Love Story is a 2006 dark comedy film^[1] written and directed by Goran Dukić. It stars Patrick Fugit, Shea Whigham, and Shannyn Sossamon as denizens of a strange afterlife way-station that has been reserved for people who committed suicide. It is based on Etgar Keret's short story "Kneller's Happy Campers." A graphic novel version was titled Pizzeria Kamikaze. The film was produced on an estimated budget of $1 million.^[2] It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed in limited release on October 19, 2007, before being expanded into wide release on November 2, 2007. Lionsgate Home Entertainment released it on DVD on March 25, 2008.^[3] The film received positive reviews and has since garnered a cult following.^[4]