When delusion becomes reality

October. 26,2023

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Family Suicide Mental Health

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Jöran has a bipolar disorder, which makes him vulnerable to depression, mania and psychosis. He can sympathize well at the moment, but that has been different in the past. Jöran delves into his dark past and talks to the people who experienced his illness up close. How do you deal with this disorder and the misunderstood behavior that comes with it? And how do you break the taboo that still exists on disease pressure?

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