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The Famine Within (1990)

Name: The Famine Within
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-04-20T19:20:46+02:00
Rating: 3
Cast: Rebecca Jenkins

Documentary | 59 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 59 minuten

Country: Canada

Directed by: Katherine Gilday

Stars: Rebecca Jenkins

IMDb score: 6,9 (53)

Releasedate: 12 September 1990

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The Famine Within plot

This documentary examines how the media has made the Barbie doll stereotype become the unrealistic ideal for all women. This pressure to become increasingly thin forces women, both sociologically and psychologically, into extreme diets and even drives them to anorexia and bulimia. The film uses interviews with women with eating disorders and professionals to clarify misconceptions about this.