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Desire for Beauty
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Desire for Beauty

Mar 22, 2013
1h 30m
★ 0.0

Things that mirrors don't show.

Overview

Four people turn to plastic surgery as the last resort in their search for perfection - their appearances will change, but will their lives?

Genres

Documentary
Drama

Production Companies

Green Box
Strefa Ciało

Desire for Beauty Trailers

Cast

Agata Kulesza

Self

Agata Kulesza

Maria Czubaszek

Self

Maria Czubaszek

Maja Frykowska

Maja Frykowska

Elżbieta Jodłowska

Elżbieta Jodłowska

Mikołaj Komar

Mikołaj Komar

Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz

Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz

Piotr Najsztub

Self

Piotr Najsztub

Julia Pietrucha

Self

Julia Pietrucha

Maria Rotkiel

Maria Rotkiel

Agnieszka Woźniak-Starak

Agnieszka Woźniak-Starak

Stefano Terrazzino

Stefano Terrazzino

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