The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman (2013)
Director
Fredrik Bond
Main cast
Shia LaBeouf; Evan Rachel Wood; Mads Mikkelsen; Til Schweiger; Rupert Grint
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Description
While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.
Fredrik Bond
Main cast
Shia LaBeouf; Evan Rachel Wood; Mads Mikkelsen; Til Schweiger; Rupert Grint
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Description
While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.
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