Cast: Zoe Saldana, Mark Ruffalo
Mentioned Disorder: Bipolar Disorder / Manic Depression
Brief Summary: Cameron (Ruffalo) tries to tackle many obstacles in life. Specifically, some of the challenges he faces is having to deal with the struggles of being a person with Manic Depression and having to raise his two daughters. After having a breakdown, Cameron is fired from his job and his wife, Maggie (Saldana) becomes the caretaker. However, she notices that she is not making enough money to support her family. As a result, after getting a scholarship to Columbia University, she decides to obtain her M.B.A and lets Cameron raise the girls. Although they struggle with each other, the girls help Cameron with his disorder, so he can raise them.
This Voyant analysis compares the diagnosis “manic depression” or “bipolar disorder” as compared to other words used to describe people with mental disorders:
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Here are clips from the film. The clips are segments from the film that includes the mental disorder and also shows some of the effects of the disorder.