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Boy Interrupted
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Boy Interrupted

Sep 5, 2009
1h 32m
★ 7.4

Once there was a little boy who wanted to die…

Overview

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

Production Companies

Perry Films

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Cast

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Himself

Evan Scott Perry

Dana Heinz Perry

Self - Evan's Mother

Dana Heinz Perry

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Self - Evan's Father

Hart Perry

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Self - Evan's Half-Brother

Nicholas Kopple-Perry

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Self - Teacher

Karen Riposo

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Self - Doctor

Ladd Spiegel

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Self - Psychologist

Suzanne Hanna

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Self - Wellspring Psychologist

Dan Murray

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Self - Friend

Aidan Shiminov

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Will Axelrod

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Gabriel Byer

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