Girl, Interrupted(1999)

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Synopsis

It's 1967 and 17-year-old Susanna Kaysen is like a lot of American teenagers her age- confused, insecure, struggling to make sense of the radiply changing world around her. The psychiatrist she meets with (courtesy of her parents), however, gives this behavior a name- Borderline Personality Disorder, 'manifested by uncertainty about self-image, long-term goals, types of friends or lovers to have and which values to adopt'- and whisks her away to Claymoore Hospital. Here, Susanna discovers Lisa, Daisy, Georgina, Polly and Janet- a group of offbeat young women who not only become her closest friends, but light Susanna's way back to something she had lost- herself.
It's 1967 and 17-year-old Susanna Kaysen is like a lot of American teenagers her age- confused, insecure, struggling to make sense of the radiply changing world around her. The psychiatrist she meets with (courtesy …
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In Theaters

  • December 21, 1999

MPAA Rating

R (for strong language / drug content / sexuality / suicide)

Genres

Adaptation, Drama, Biopic

Run Time

2 hours 5 minutes

Distributors

Sony Pictures Releasing

Box Office

$28,871,190

Also Known As

  • Girl Interrupted

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Produced In

United States

Director

James Mangold

Director

Alex Rubin

Director
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