It premiered on the Starz! channel on March 19, 2005, and was released on DVD on July 5, 2005. The film was released in Norway, Skjoldbjærg's native country, in August 2003, but it never had a national release in the U.S. Months of subsequent test screenings and re-edits of the film never led to a broad commercial release. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Septem(three days before the 9/11 terrorist attack) distribution rights were acquired by Miramax Films with the intent of giving the film a wider theatrical release.

Nicholas Campbell as Donald Wurtzel, Elizabeth's father.

After a long period of treatment under medication and a suicidal gesture, Lizzie stabilizes and begins to adjust to her life. Her mother sends her to expensive psychiatric sessions towards which her father, pleading poverty, implacably refuses to contribute anything at all. Lizzie's promising literary career is at risk, as is her mental and physical health. Upon discovering that his sister is severely autistic, Lizzie accuses Rafe of being 'a creepy voyeur' who gets off on witnessing the pain of others. She begins a relationship with another student, Rafe, and visits his home in Texas. Although Lizzie's article for the local music column in The Harvard Crimson is presented an award by Rolling Stone early into the semester, Lizzie soon finds herself unable to write, stuck in a vicious cycle with substance abuse. Although she and Lizzie begin as best friends, Ruby soon becomes another casualty of Lizzie's instability. Lizzie proceeds to alienate Noah by throwing a loss-of-virginity party immediately afterwards with the help of her roommate Ruby.

Soon after arriving at Harvard, Lizzie decides to lose her virginity to an older student, Noah. Through a series of flashbacks, it is clear that there was a total communication breakdown between Lizzie's parents, which is soon reflected in Lizzie's own relationship with her mother. Despite his lack of interest and involvement, Lizzie still misses her father, a contributing factor to her depression. She has been raised by her divorced mother since she was two years old and has not seen her father at all in the last four years. The title is a reference to Prozac, the brand name of an antidepressant she was prescribed.Įlizabeth 'Lizzie' Wurtzel is a 19-year-old accepted into Harvard with a scholarship in journalism.

It is based on Elizabeth Wurtzel's 1994 memoir of the same name, which describes Wurtzel's experiences with atypical depression.

Prozac Nation is a 2001 psychological drama film directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, starring Christina Ricci, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche, Michelle Williams, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Jessica Lange.

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