Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014 · 84 min · EN · 6.5 (69 votes)
Dir. Tara Miele · Starring Laura Slade Wiggins, Emma Dumont, Callie Thorne, Izabella Miko, Brendan Meyer, Marcus Giamatti

“Dying to be thin.”

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A 17-year-old dancer joins a "thinspiration" website and devotes herself to the almost religious glorification of "thin", until she becomes completely possessed by the dark world of anorexia.

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This film feels like a chilling descent into a dangerous online rabbit hole. It's a stark, uncomfortable watch that highlights the insidious nature of harmful online communities and their devastating impact on vulnerable minds.

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