I'll be interested in others' viewpoint about the bipolar movie "No Letting Go." It is about a boy who has bipolar disorder. I would not recommend this movie if you are fragile. I found it triggering and very depressing. It's billed as "A tremendously inspiring and moving film that captures both heartache and hope of a family living with mental illness," and Winner of over 20 film Festivals Worldwide. It's based on the author's real family and son. I found it extremely depressing. But I'm depressed these days anyway. The boy who has the bipolar disorder is not a sympathetic character for me at all. He's easy to dislike. And the "hope" I saw in the movie was that he went to a residential treatment facility for a year that cost his family in the six figures. The family could not cope with his rages, throwing and breaking things, and threats to kill everyone in the family. Realistic? Yes. Inspiring? Not at all. And what about families who do not own a mansion, a lake, and have enough money for the treatment this child got?
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