Veronika is young, has a good life, yet decides to end it. But when she wakes up in a mental hospital after a failed attempt, she’s told she has only days to live.
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Facing imminent death, Veronika begins to experience a sense of liberation. Since she has nothing left to lose, she stops caring about societal expectations. During her stay, she interacts with other patients, including Mari (a lawyer suffering from panic attacks), Zedka (who suffers from depression), and Eduard (a schizophrenic). Through these interactions, Veronika rediscovers her will to live, only to realize she must eventually confront the "death" she was promised. Veronika is young, has a good life, yet decides to end it