Plastic Fantastic: Need for Perfection

Dec 1, 2023

0h 52m

★ 6.0

Overview

As doctors transform their patients, physical changes reveal deeper truths about insecurities and aspirations. From Botox to risky body-altering procedures, explore the need for perfection that drives $50 billion cosmetic surgery industry.

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Documentary

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1.0

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Fascinating documentary examination of a small Colorado town’s transformation from Wild West outpost to “sex-change capital of the world” which follows three transgender women who may steer the rural ranching town toward becoming the “transsexual mecca.”

4.2

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5.9

Mirror, Mirror

Sep 13, 1996

Portrait of the last year of the life of famous New York drag queen Consuela Cosmetic.

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Made Over in America

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0.0

Nose Iranian Style

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A look at the reasons why every year 70,000 Iranians have a nose job.

6.7

Make Me Young: Youth Knows No Pain

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6.7

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2.2

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6.2

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6.0

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

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The life of Dr Han has become a permanent quest for perfection. From the livestreamed operating theatre to art fairs via fashion shows, the famous Chinese plastic surgeon has only one aim: beauty. Through the implacable portrait of this character, the film questions beauty as a simultaneously essential yet vain element of society in the era of selfies.

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