The Body Fights Back

The Body Fights Back (2020)

Released Documentary · 106 min

 

The Body Fights Back (2020)

Released Documentary · 106 min

 

A journey into the lives consumed by diet culture.

A feature documentary about five people navigating the paradoxes of diet culture. While promises of happiness, desirability and perfection are irresistible, joy and contentment remain out of reach. Personal stories from vastly different backgrounds quickly merge into a shockingly similar experience of battling one’s body. Self-starvation and compulsive exercise bring temporary satisfaction, only to be replaced with binging and purging soon after. Surprisingly, none of it has much to do... see more

A journey into the lives consumed by diet culture.

A feature documentary about five people navigating the paradoxes of diet culture. While promises of happiness, desirability and perfection are irresistible, joy and contentment remain out of reach. Personal stories from vastly different backgrounds quickly merge into a shockingly similar experience of battling one’s body. Self-starvation and compulsive exercise bring temporary satisfaction, only to be replaced with binging and purging soon after. Surprisingly, none of it has much to do... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Apr 1, 2020
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
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