Is Boy Interrupted sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Boy Interrupted easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Boy Interrupted end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Boy Interrupted scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Boy Interrupted violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Boy Interrupted

Name: Boy Interrupted
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Evan Scott Perry, Dana Heinz Perry, Hart Perry, Nicholas Kopple-Perry, Karen Riposo

Once there was a little boy who wanted to die…

Directed by Dana Heinz Perry

Produced by Perry Films

200992 min7.4 / 10

A deeply intimate documentary portrait of a family's grief and a teenager's lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder, culminating in his suicide.

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.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Coping With Grief Funeral And Mourning Traditions

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Suicide Grief

Questions people ask

Is Boy Interrupted sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is Boy Interrupted easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Boy Interrupted end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Boy Interrupted scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Boy Interrupted violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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