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Infinitely Polar Bear
Her dad was a lot. He was also the one who showed up. 🐻❄️
Who it's for
Infinitely Polar Bear, drawn from Maya Forbes's own childhood, shows a father with bipolar disorder who is exhausting, embarrassing and deeply devoted, all at once.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Maya Forbes's comedy-drama is set in Boston in the late 1970s. Cam Stuart, played by Mark Ruffalo, is diagnosed with bipolar disorder after a breakdown that costs him his job and puts him in hospital. To improve the family's finances, his wife Maggie, played by Zoe Saldana, gets a scholarship to an MBA program at Columbia in New York. She asks Cam to care for their two young daughters for the 18 months she is away.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A parent's manic episodes.
Age: R (MPAA)
I felt a funeral in my brain, And mourners, to and fro, Kept treading, treading, till it seemed That sense was breaking through.Emily Dickinson, Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series
