When the Devil Knocks - Trailer

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When the Devil Knocks is a real life "United States of Tara" - the intimate story of a woman suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality. Protagonist Hilary Stanton gave the filmmakers unlimited access to more than 40 hours of videotapes of her psychotherapy, filmed over 10 years.

The therapy tapes reveal a cast of supporting characters, "alters", who kept Hilary alive by taking over from her during times of crisis. As Hilary says, "For years, my alters went to therapy and I wasn't there for more than five minutes." The film takes us inside a mind in the throes of this fascinating disorder -- and reveals the power of the human psyche to protect the self, by disconnecting from traumatic memories.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Bountiful Films
• When the Devil Knocks
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• mental health
• psychotherapy
• multiple personalities
• therapy
• abuse
• trauma
• documentary

[BountifulFilms]

Maria, if you get a chance to see the film, we hope you'll feel as Hilary herself does - that it actually de-stigmatizes the issue of Dissociative Identity Disorder. It's a very honest and profound look at one woman's experience, and from the start of the film Hilary explains why she wants to demystify DID. (The title 'When the Devil Knocks' comes from Hilary's psychologist, to explain how she had to welcome in and befriend Hilary's angry alters in order to facilitate Hilary's integration.)

[125rasputin]

This Film was on tv last night, i started watchin, curious of the title ... and i couldn't stop watching !!!! WOW I was FROZEN it was so interesting and also sad ,what a child must force her mind to do in order to escape the pain caused by this sick perverted man .I'm happy that she managed toget through all of this through the years of therapy,.... a very powerfull Film ...please see it if you have't yet . yours truly SCOTT

[brokynn]

@awesomeastrid You were a lot nicer about Dr Putnam than anything I have to say about him lol. Personally as a multiple myself, I believe that even movies & books about MPD(DID) that are stigmatizing are good in a way because either way it gets people talking about it. The more it gets out in the public, the more professionals will hopefully realize that MPD isnt nearly as rare as some still think it is.

[brokynn]

As a multiple myself, I'm curious. Does the film portray integration as the only way to be healed? Was it their choice or the therapists choice? Either way, I wanted to say thank you to Hilary for being brave enough to let people see.

[QuanticChaos1000]

My car looked great in this, and Hilary was an excellent driver and great lady, glad to have met her!

[tank1251]

Haha go Anthony good acting

[MrXbox360xxx]

thats my friend from school at 0:14

[portalex007]

lol... my friends in that

[awesomeastrid]

As a member of a group that was diagnosed multiple MPD, now DID back in 1986, I have great respect for any sharings of this experience and Hillary s and groups courage . What concerns me is that this is so very, very, much like "Sybil" and adding the the Devil to the Title furthers stigma , sensationalism& myths if Drs and Some true accounts of multiples,& Media believe multiplicity to be . Dr Putmans Expertise is not all multiple or even most experience

Maria & The Mosaic Gang,,Peace