![]() ![]() In German director Thor Freudenthal's deeply-moving Words on Bathroom Walls, high-school student Adam Petrazelli played by Charlie Plummer, lives in a world without silence. ![]() Of course there are "Hollywood" touches and clichés but I recommend that you see it. I know from personal experience that this line is very true as a close personal friend suffering from mental illness said something eerily similar. And there is a quote (I'm paraphrasing) that really hit home for me: "if I had cancer, people would run to help me but if I have mental illness they would run away". It is not so clear with treating mental illness. The problem with mental illness is that is so difficult to get measurable results - that is, if your BP is 145/90 and the doctor gives you a pill and is now 120/80 the pill is working. They also show the character being given different drugs that either fail or have terrible side effects. ![]() ![]() It is fairly realistic portrayal of mental illness and how difficult of a time care givers have dealing with the sufferer. No, it is not as maudlin as that sounds, it is very well acted by Charlie Plummer with a good supporting cast including Andy Garcia, Taylor Russell, and Beth Grant. This is a drama about a teenager diagnosed with schizophrenia and his efforts to hide it from a potential girlfriend. ![]()
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