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Boy Interrupted (2009)
Don't expect an accurate portrayal of what mental illness actually is
9 May 2021 - 8 out of 10 users found this review helpful.
Would not recommend this as an informative documentary. While watching it it's important to question the things that Evan's parents are saying about his mental illness as I found their comments to be quite unsettling. I felt much sympathy for him and saw aspects of myself reflected in his experience, but the parents and the doctors surrounding him seem entirely misled on what having a mental illness actually is, i.e. It's not simply a kid behaving badly on purpose to torture his parents. All I see is a child completely misunderstood by those around him and them responding with "I don't understand why he's acting this way !!!"
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