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Boy Interrupted

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Evan Scott Perry received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder when he was a preteen, and in 2005, committed suicide at the age of 15. There was a family history of mental illness; his Uncle Scott had killed himself at 22 in 1971.Evan had first exhibited suicidal tendencies when he was only 5. Directed by his mother, filmmaker Dana Heinz Perry, the film traces Evan's growing mental illness, including videotapes made throughout his short life and interviews with his friends and doctors.
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Rob Humanick Slant Magazine 08/04/2009
3/4
Not unlike Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, personal anguish here proves emotionally cathartic. Go to Full Review
Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer 04/02/2009
3/4
Boy Interrupted is a remarkable, deeply unsettling documentary about the life of Evan Perry, an uncommonly bright, talented boy from New York who committed suicide at age 15. Go to Full Review
Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 01/02/2011
4/5
Haunting suicide/depression docu; watch with your teens. Go to Full Review
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11/06/2020 Made me sick that those parents made their mentally ill son who was clearly suffering live in the constant filming for their purposes. It would probably lead me to suicide too having parents like that. Help your child, don't film his symptoms for the world to be entertained with. I felt bad watching it. See more 08/28/2019 Very unsettling documentary about an issue that is critical to learn more about - mental illness. It's a great watch and learn. We ALL know someone, many who are close to us, who do not have a choice in certain ways that their mind works. It behooves us to know more, for them, for us, and for life. See more 03/29/2016 "there isn't a choice to cope" A tremendously sad and heartfelt documentary looking at the life and tragic suicide of a young teenage boy. With such a personal and distressing subject matter, you might expect those involved to tread with caution and hold something back but that's not the case here. The film's strongest achievement is its honesty. It's that honesty that allows us to see ourselves in their shoes or in Evans and it's stories like this that stay with you. This is a film where you will learn something, just as long as you're willing to take the lesson. See more 11/03/2014 Boy Interrupted is a harsh, brutally honest look into the lives of mentally ill children and the hardship that their parents must learn to deal with. See more 04/01/2014 This is ine of the most compelling and insightful pieces I have ever seen about unravelling what life is for a person with mental illness. See more 03/26/2014 Really powerful and emotional documental. Just wanna give thanks to that family for having the courage to share their experience about their son and all the powerful quotes they said during the film. Evan would be 24 already only 2 years younger than me See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Evan Scott Perry received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder when he was a preteen, and in 2005, committed suicide at the age of 15. There was a family history of mental illness; his Uncle Scott had killed himself at 22 in 1971.Evan had first exhibited suicidal tendencies when he was only 5. Directed by his mother, filmmaker Dana Heinz Perry, the film traces Evan's growing mental illness, including videotapes made throughout his short life and interviews with his friends and doctors.
Director
Dana Heinz Perry
Producer
Dana Heinz Perry
Production Co
Perry Films, Inc.
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
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