The Body Fights Back (2020)

"The Body Fights Back" is 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 with food.

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Documentary

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The Body Fights Back (2020)

"The Body Fights Back" is 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 with food.

Genres

Documentary

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Is this DVD available?

Library	Call Number	Availability	Location
Clemons	VIDEO .DVD19921 pt.1	Available	Stacks
Clemons	VIDEO .DVD19921 pt.2	Available	Stacks
Law	KLAUS DVD #1118	Available	Klaus Reading Room

The Body Fights Back

Alternative Title	The Body Fights Back
Release Date	April 1, 2020
Original Language	English
Runtime	106
Certification
Popularity Index (TMDB)	0.95
Rating (TMDB)

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