Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Synopsis
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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Toby Regbo
James Sveck
Marcia Gay Harden
Marjorie Dunfour
Peter Gallagher
Paul Sveck
Lucy Liu
Rowena Adler
Stephen Lang
Barry Rogers
Deborah Ann Woll
Gillian Sveck
Ellen Burstyn
Nanette
Aubrey Plaza
Jeanine Breemer
Gilbert Owuor
John Webster
Dree Hemingway
Rhonda
Olek Krupa
Henryk Maria
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Mrs. Beemer
Brooke Schlosser
Sue Kenney
Kyle Coffman
Dakin
Jonny Weston
Thom
Kate Kiley
Mrs. Wright
Christopher Mann
Guard
Rekha Luther
Olivia
Release History & Theatrical Window
Rome Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
October 5, 2012
Wide Cinema Exhibition
January 2, 2015
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$8M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$533K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.07x
-$7.5M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Roberto Faenza
- Screenplay & Story
- Roberto Faenza, Dahlia Heyman, Peter Cameron
- Original Score
- Andrea Guerra
- Original Title
- Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
- Country of Origin
- Italy, United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- Italian, Japanese, English
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Production Budget
- $8M
- Worldwide Gross
- $533K
- Production Studios
- BNL – Gruppo BNP Paribas, Jean Vigo Italia, Four of a Kind Productions, The 7th Floor, MiC, RAI Cinema
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Roberto Faenza
Roberto Faenza, Dahlia Heyman, Peter Cameron
Andrea Guerra
Maurizio Calvesi
Massimo Fiocchi
Rose Ganguzza, Elda Ferri, Milena Canonero, Ron Stein, Dahlia Heyman
Department Leadership Roster
Manny Siverio
Stunt Coordinator
Donna Zakowska
Costume Design
Roberto Faenza
Writer
Andrea Guerra
Original Music Composer
Dahlia Heyman
Writer
Maurizio Calvesi
Director of Photography
Roberto Faenza
Director
Massimo Fiocchi
Editor
Tommaso Ortino
Production Design
Elda Ferri
Producer
Milena Canonero
Producer
Ron Stein
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You about?
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...
Who directed Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You?
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You was directed by Roberto Faenza.
Who stars in Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You?
The principal cast of Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You includes Toby Regbo, Marcia Gay Harden, Peter Gallagher, Lucy Liu, Stephen Lang.
When was Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You released and how long is it?
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 1h 39m.
What was the box office and production budget of Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You?
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You had a reported production budget of $8M and grossed $533K at the worldwide box office (0.07 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You was composed by Andrea Guerra.
Is Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You based on a book or true story?
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Peter Cameron".
What is the age rating and content advisory for Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You?
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You holds official age classifications: DE: 16 (FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.); US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).