Boy Interrupted
2009
· ⭐ 7.4 · Votes: 43
“Once there was a little boy who wanted to die…”
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.
Genres
Documentary
Drama
Moods
CANYON
