Mental Illness, Identity, and Friendship in Girl, Interrupted Film

Girl, Interrupted is a psychological drama based on Susanna Kaysen’s memoir, exploring mental illness and self-identity. Set in the late 1960s, the film follows Susanna, a young woman admitted to a psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt. Inside the institution, she forms complex friendships with other patients, including the rebellious Lisa. Through therapy, confrontation, and personal struggle, Susanna begins to understand herself and the blurred line between sanity and instability in a society that fears difference.