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Boy Interrupted

09/05/2009

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1hr 32min

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Documentary

Once there was a little boy who wanted to die…

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Evan Scott Perry
  • Dana Heinz Perry
  • Hart Perry
  • Nicholas Kopple-Perry
  • Karen Riposo

    Directors

  • Dana Heinz Perry
  • Hart Perry

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Perry Films

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Evan Scott Perry

Himself

Nicholas Kopple-Perry

Self - Evan's Half-Brother

Karen Riposo

Self - Teacher

Ladd Spiegel

Self - Doctor

Suzanne Hanna

Self - Psychologist

Dan Murray

Self - Wellspring Psychologist

Aidan Shiminov

Self - Friend

Will Axelrod

Self - Friend

Gabriel Byer

Self - Friend

Adam Shachat

Self - Friend

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