The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
A drama of anorexia nervosa. A movie that just might save your child's life.
Genre : TV Movie, Drama
Runtime : 1H 40M
Director : Sam O'Steen
Synopsis
Casey Powell is a teenage girl who is secretly suffering from anorexia nervosa, a mental and physical illness of deliberately starving herself or self-inducing vomiting, because of her inability to cope with family stress and because of social pressures.
A young woman dealing with anorexia meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life.
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