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Words on Bathroom Walls
Adam's voices didn't disappear. He learned to live alongside them and still went after love, school and the kitchen. 🍳
Who it's for
Adam's schizophrenia is named, and the film presents his hallucinations as characters, a hippie, a crude best friend and a bodyguard, plus a dark, threatening voice, which gives viewers an unusual, non-frightening way to picture psychosis from the inside.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Based on Julia Walton's novel, Thor Freudenthal's film follows Adam, a high school senior who dreams of becoming a chef and is diagnosed with schizophrenia after a psychotic break. His hallucinations appear as recurring figures, a New Age hippie, a crude best friend and an overprotective bodyguard, along with a dark, threatening voice.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Psychosis; taking too much medication.
Age: PG-13 (mental illness, mature thematic content, strong language, smoking, some sexual references)
I’ve got out at last,Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper
