AfterDark Films has bought the rights to the dark romantic comedy, Wristcutters: A Love Story.

The film, from Goran Dukic, stars Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Will Arnett and Tom Waits. It's based on a short story by Etgar Keret that follows a group of young adults stuck in purgatory after committing suicide. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the group embarks on a Wizard of Oz-style road trip, stopping at a magical camp run by an eccentric man (Waits) on their way to meeting the messiah (Arnett). Fugit will play a heartbroken member of the group, and Sossamon plays a hitchhiker who claims that her fate is all a big mistake.

Wristcutters: A Love Story will be released in August through Lionsgate.

Wristcutters: A Love Story was released October 19th, 2007 and stars Patrick Fugit, Abraham Benrubi, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Leslie Bibb, Mark Boone Junior, Cameron Bowen, Mikal P. Lazarev. The film is directed by Goran Dukic.