Boy Interrupted
7.7
“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.
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Cast
18 people
Evan Scott Perry
Himself
Dana Heinz Perry
Self - Evan's Mother
Hart Perry
Self - Evan's Father
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
Also in
Fast Sofa
Circuit
Adam Shachat
Self - Friend
Dana Heinz Perry Director · Michael Bacon Composer Hart Perry Cinematographer
Budget $350K · First release September 5, 2009 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$350,000
Production
Perry Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · September 5, 2009
Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
October 3, 2009 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
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