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Boy Interrupted

Boy Interrupted

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 5, 2009

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

74%

Original Title

Boy Interrupted

Production Companies

Perry Films

Director

Dana Heinz Perry

Budget

$350,000

Description

On the night of Oct. 2, 2005, Hart and Dana Perry's 15-year-old son Evan jumped to his death from his New York City bedroom window. This moving film is the story, told by his filmmaker parents and others who knew him, of Evan’s life and death, and his life-long struggle with bipolar disorder. It delves into the complexity of Evan's disease, sharing his family's journey through the maze of mental illness. In showing how one family deals with generations of loss and grief, the film defies the stigma related to mental illness and suicide and tells a human story that touches everyone.