Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Precocious yet sensitive teenager James has a deep perception of the world but no idea how to live in it. Finding no help from his divorced parents nor his older memoir-writing sister, he decides to reject the beliefs adults try to push on him, starting with the college career that is looming over his last summer in New York, and embarks instead on a search for wisdom through nontraditional means...
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Cast
26 people
Toby Regbo
James Sveck
Known for
The Last Kingdom
Reign
Marcia Gay Harden
Marjorie Dunfour
Known for
Into the Wild
The Mist
Peter Gallagher
Paul Sveck
Known for
The O.C.
American Beauty
Lucy Liu
Rowena Adler
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Elementary
Stephen Lang
Barry Rogers
Known for
Avatar
Don't Breathe
Deborah Ann Woll
Gillian Sveck
Known for
Marvel's Daredevil
True Blood
Ellen Burstyn
Nanette
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
The Exorcist
Aubrey Plaza
Jeanine Breemer
Known for
Parks and Recreation
Legion
Gilbert Owuor
John Webster
Known for
Emancipation
Reprisal
Dree Hemingway
Rhonda
Known for
Starlet
While We're Young
Olek Krupa
Henryk Maria
Known for
Home Alone 3
The Italian Job
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Mrs. Beemer
Known for
Forrest Gump
Wayward Pines
Roberto Faenza Director · Dahlia Heyman Writer Peter Cameron Author
Worldwide gross $533K · Budget $8M · United States release October 5, 2012
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$532,777
Gross vs. budget
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Production
BNL – Gruppo BNP Paribas
Production
Jean Vigo Italia
Production
Four of a Kind Productions
Production
The 7th Floor
Production
MiC
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
Production
Ministry of Culture (Italy)
Production
Italy · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Japanese
Release dates
Italy · November 2, 2011
Premiere · English · Rome Film Festival
United States · October 5, 2012
Limited theatrical · New York City
United States
March 8, 2012 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival
Germany
January 2, 2015 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Italy
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical · Italian
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