Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image (2017)
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 1時間 23分
演出 : Jenny McQuaile
シノプシス
A documentary about body image and the industry leaders challenging society's unrealistic and dangerous standards of beauty.
奇病のために顔が肥大し、生命の危険に晒される少年。ある日彼は盲人たちのキャンプに参加し、そこで1人の女性ダイアナに惹かれていく……。16歳でこの世を去った少年の実話をもとに、全世界を感動させたヒューマン・ドラマの傑作。
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