Boy Interrupted
Boy Interrupted

Boy Interrupted

7.4

1 hr 32 min

2009-09-05

50

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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Characters

Evan Scott Perry

Evan Scott Perry

Himself

Dana Heinz Perry

Dana Heinz Perry

Self - Evan's Mother

Hart Perry

Hart Perry

Self - Evan's Father

Nicholas Kopple-Perry

Nicholas Kopple-Perry

Self - Evan's Half-Brother

Karen Riposo

Karen Riposo

Self - Teacher

Ladd Spiegel

Ladd Spiegel

Self - Doctor

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