The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman (2013)

Director:

Fredrik Bond

Writer (WGA):

Matt Drake (written by)

Release Date:

13 September 2013 (Norway)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A guy falls for a woman who's claimed by a violent crime boss. |

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Shia LaBeouf	...	Charlie Countryman
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Nigel
John Hurt	...	Narrator (voice)
Rupert Grint	...	Carl
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Gabi Banyai
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Bill
Melissa Leo	...	Katie
Til Schweiger	...	Darko
Vanessa Kirby	...	Felicity
James Buckley	...	Luke
Montserrat Lombard	...	Madison
Lachlan Nieboer	...	Ted
Michael J. Reynolds	...	Doctor
Filip Watermann
Gabriel Spahiu	...	Taxi Driver
Ian Fisher
Florin Piersic Jr.	...	Radu
Claudiu Trandafir	...	Old Cop
Corneliu Ulici	...	Petru
Cosmin Padureanu	...	Pedrag
Cristian Nicolae	...	Craig
Adrian Pavlovschi	...	Bosko
Musat Dragos	...	Bad Cop

Directed by
Fredrik Bond

Writing credits (WGA)
Matt Drake		(written by)

Produced by
Mark Bakunas	....	associate producer
Albert Berger	....	producer
Nicolas Chartier	....	executive producer
Craig J. Flores	....	producer
William Horberg	....	producer
Nathan Kahane	....	executive producer
Patrick Newall	....	executive producer
Dean Parisot	....	executive producer
Patricia Poienaru	....	line producer
Corrie Rothbart	....	executive producer
Dominic Rustam	....	associate producer
Christina Varotsis	....	production supervisor: Chicago
Ron Yerxa	....	producer

Original Music by
Moby

Cinematography by
Roman Vasyanov

Film Editing by
Hughes Winborne

Casting by
John Hubbard

Production Design by
Joel Collins

Art Direction by
Adrian Curelea

Set Decoration by
Robyn Paiba		(additional set decorator)

Costume Design by
Jennifer Johnson

Makeup Department
Andreea Dardea	....	key makeup artist
Andreea Dardea	....	makeup designer
Letitia Ghenea	....	hair stylist
Gabriela Gociu	....	assistant makeup artist
Marga Stefan	....	key hair stylist
Nicoleta Toader	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Teo Bostanica	....	unit manager
Mihai Busuioc	....	production supervisor
Larry Ferguson Jr.	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anca Butoi	....	second second assistant director
Oana Ene	....	second assistant director
Ciprian Nistorescu	....	third assistant director
Hugo Stenson	....	second unit director
Mark Taylor	....	first assistant director
Jason Tesdall	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Dana Anusca	....	painter
Andreea Badea	....	painter
Ghinea Diana	....	assistant art director
Alberto-Cristian Duse	....	painter
Butiseaca Florin	....	painter
Florin Gavrila	....	set dressing painter
Bianca Micu	....	painter
Alina Petrini	....	art department coordinator
Andrei-Florian Popa	....	painter
Serban Rotariu	....	on-set art director
Ovidiu Stanciu	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Ruth Adelman	....	adr supervisor
Ross Davis	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stanomir Dragos	....	sound mixer
Alexandra Fehrman	....	sound editor
Alexandra Fehrman	....	sound supervisor
Marin Constantin Gabriel	....	cable person
Shane Hayes	....	adr recordist
Chad J. Hughes	....	sound designer
Chad J. Hughes	....	supervising sound effects editor
Aaron Levy	....	sound designer
Aaron Levy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aaron Levy	....	sound supervisor
Cozma Marius-serban	....	boom operator
Steve Papagiannis	....	sound effects editor
Dennis Petersen	....	sound re-recordist: layback
Andy Stallabrass	....	adr mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr mixer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Nick Allder	....	special effects supervisor
Adrian Popescu	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Mats Holmgren	....	digital colourist
Axel Klostermann	....	visual effects
Oskar Larsson	....	visual effects supervisor
Fredrik Nord	....	visual effects supervisor
Ruslan Ogorodnik	....	visual effects
Eric Ström	....	digital effects artist
Ivan Tiunov	....	visual effects
Martin Öhgren	....	visual effects

Stunts
Florian Ciprian	....	stunt double: Shia LaBeouf
Ciprian Dumitrascu	....	stunt coordinator
Doru Dumitrescu	....	stunt rigger
Marius Florian	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Constantin Nicolae	....	stunts
Cosmin Padureanu	....	stunt performer
Adrian Pavlovschi	....	stunt performer
Doru Raceala	....	stunt driver: camera car
Florin Stancu	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Ciobanu Alin	....	electrician
Lupsa Armand	....	rigging gaffer
Dragos Badea	....	video assistant
Radu Bondoc	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Radu Bondoc	....	second assistant camera
Sandu Constantin	....	best boy
Cristian Dragos	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Dalila Dulgheriu	....	epk camera operator
Alexandru Enache	....	digital imaging technician
Titi Gavrila	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Florin Ion	....	best boy grip
Peter Kuttner	....	first assistant camera: Chicago unit
Ron Leahy	....	gaffer: Chicago Unit
Petr Machacek	....	underwater assistant camera
Radu Marinescu	....	key grip
Bradley T. Matthys	....	key grip: Chicago Unit
Florin Niculae	....	gaffer (as Florin Nicolae)
Ivan Giany Roberto	....	first assistant camera
Octavian Sotir	....	second assistant
Hugo Stenson	....	still photographer
Scott Stevens	....	second assistant camera: Chicago Unit
Nicolae Vasile	....	electrician
Belu Veronica	....	video assistant

Casting Department
Domnica Circiumaru	....	casting director: Romania
Laura Grosu	....	extras casting
Liliana Toma	....	extras casting
Martin Ware	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Erika Benedek	....	breakdown artist
Carmen Cristea	....	wardrobe assistant
Daniela Nicolae	....	wardrobe assistant
Doina Raducut	....	wardrobe assistant
Claudia Sarbu	....	costume supervisor

Music Department
Leo Birenberg	....	score coordinator
Matt Fausak	....	music editor
Brian Jackson Harris	....	epk: music supervisor
Ayana Haviv	....	singer: voice
Gabe Hilfer	....	music supervisor
Jacob Nathan	....	music coordinator
Joe Paganelli	....	additional music clearances
Jasper Randall	....	vocal contractor
Zach Robinson	....	score coordinator
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Michael Wickstrom	....	music clearance executive
Chris Newlin	....	temp music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Razvan Ciuraru	....	transportation captain
Vali Georgescu	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Oana Babes	....	production coordinator
Andra Barbuica	....	script supervisor
Christian de Gallegos	....	international distribution
Iacob Diana Illona	....	stand-in
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Sorina Dumitru	....	location manager
Ruxandra Ghitescu	....	additional script supervisor
Edmond Guidry	....	assistant: Mr. Flores
Brian Jackson Harris	....	epk: music supervisor
Kevin Hoiseth	....	marketing
Razvan Lazarescu	....	production accountant
Nathan Lucas	....	post production accountant
Andrei Daniel Lupu	....	stand-in
Kori Murray	....	location coordinator: Chicago Unit
Miruna Nicolaescu	....	travel coordinator
Daniela Soare	....	extras coordinator
Hugo Stenson	....	assistant: Fredrik Bond
Adam M. Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Cat Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Iulian Timofte	....	key set production assistant
David E. Van Houten	....	behind the scenes producer
Katie Weiss	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• MediaPro Pictures (Production Company)
• Media Pro (funding)
• Bona Fide Productions
• Mediapro Studios

Distributors

• Millennium Entertainment (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Marco Polo Productions (2013) (France) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2012) (Denmark) (all media)
• Millennium Entertainment (2013) (USA) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• VVS Films (2013) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• Central Casting Romania  extras casting
• Chimney  post-production
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Mediapro Studios  production facilities
• Stone Management  product placement
• Vantage Film  camera equipment provided by

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Romania

Language:

English | Romanian

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

MediaPro Pictures

Trivia:

In the early years of the film's development, Shia LaBeouf dropped out of the project and the title role was briefly given to Zac Efron before LaBeouf returned to the project.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.12" (2013)