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A Summer in the Cage

  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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A Summer in the Cage (2007)
Documentary

"A Summer in the Cage" is filmmaker Ben Selkow's feature-length documentary chronicling his friend Sam's battle with manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder. The film follow... Read all"A Summer in the Cage" is filmmaker Ben Selkow's feature-length documentary chronicling his friend Sam's battle with manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder. The film follows Sam for seven years as he suffers delusional manic episodes, battles paralyzing depressi... Read all"A Summer in the Cage" is filmmaker Ben Selkow's feature-length documentary chronicling his friend Sam's battle with manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder. The film follows Sam for seven years as he suffers delusional manic episodes, battles paralyzing depressions, and tries to escape the legacy of his bipolar father who committed suicide when Sam w... Read all

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    • Ben Selkow
  • Writers
    • John Mims
    • Ben Selkow
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Ben Selkow
    • Writers
      • John Mims
      • Ben Selkow
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    The subject

    I saw this a long time ago and thought of it just recently. I remember thinking it was actually pretty good, but I also remember thinking that if I had been the guy in the documentary, the subject, I would've been pissed off too. I did feel there was a little bit of exploitation going on and maybe even over blowing the guys's condition for the sake of the film. It could've just been a guy going through a rough patch and someone making a movie about it and exploiting it to make a film. It's too bad it doesn't have the shelf space anymore and there's a lot of films like this that deserve to be revisited but because of big tech, may never see the light of day again.
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    This Is Not Mental Illness!

    I took a chance of this movie, because as a 100 disabled Gulf War Veteran, that suffers with bi-polar and has since 1992, I was interested in seeing what was happening with the main character. This movie deals nothing with bi-polar, but looks like they gave someone a camera to follow around, who doesn't have the slightest clue of the disease, and the research that when into the film, is laughable at best. The Best series I've seen that comes close is Stephen Fry's The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. This guy is this film, just doesn't want to do anything, like get a job, wake up, he thinks the camera man is his therapist. Anyone can ab lib this horrible peace of film making.

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      • October 22, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
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      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
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      • 1h 22m(82 min)
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      • Color
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      • 1.78 : 1

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