Boy Interrupted (2009)

Directed by

Dana Perry

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

14A

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary is about Evan Perry, a boy who had bipolar depression from a young age. His parents filmed him over the years to show his symptoms and to help him get treatment. The film looks at how his illness affected him and his family, and it follows his life until his suicide at age 15.

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What happens

Boy Interrupted is a 2009 documentary film on the life and death of Evan Perry, who experienced bipolar depression from a young age. When his parents, Dana and Hart Perry, consulted psychiatrists about Evan's suicidal comments or other signs of depression, medical professionals did not believe that he was mentally ill, and the footage was originally intended to show his symptoms and help access to the treatment he needed. Evan was diagnosed with depression at age 5, and was later diagnosed with bipolar depression. Despite the treatment and medication received, he died by suicide in 2005 at age 15. Evan Perry had a family medical history involving serious mental illnesses. The documentary focuses on how his bipolar depression affected him and those close to him. About four years after Evan's death, the documentary was shown at the Sundance Film Festival and released on television and DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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