Such Stunning Courage and Honesty
I love documentaries and have watched tons of them, and this one is now at the top of my list. I know very little about Thalidomide victims, and this film focuses on the people rather than dry facts. I was shocked to find that they are all now middle-aged people, who have yet to receive compensation from Grunenthal, the maker of Thalidomide, and that 3000 babies died, and about 7000 were born deformed. This documentary is about 12 of them, who decide to pose nude in a calendar.
I'm...having trouble expressing how wonderful this film was. There is great humor, and no political correctness - everyone is so honest with the joys and agonies of their lives, with their self-acceptance emerging as they engage in the photo project. The director himself has trouble with his own project, and opens up more as he meets his old friends and gets introduced to new ones. At one point he explains to his son why he is doing this, that the more you see the deformities, the more you get...
Inexplicably wonderful . . .
I can't explain WHY I selected this movie or WHAT it was supposed to be about. . . But I can tell you it was an honest glimpse of people's insides (emotions) as they are asked to bare their outsides (nude bodies) to the world.
This documentary doesn't appear to have an underlying agenda; it allows each individual to share their experiences, beliefs, and emotions with grace and humor.
There is nudity, but it's not sexually charged. I would be comfortable having children watch it with me.
Interesting
Was a little "drawn out". I felt good about the participants good self-esteem. It was interesting that so many people were concentrated in a small area.
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