Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

1997 · 90 min · EN · 6.8 (25 votes)
Dir. Kirby Dick · Starring Bob Flanagan, Sheree Rose, Kirby Dick, Kathe Burkhart, Rita Valencia, Sarah Doucette
Documentary

The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn't live past 20, who through a unique odyssey of masochism, art and love found a way to live decades past his expiration date.

VIBE

This documentary is a raw, unflinching look at a life lived on the edge of pain and pleasure. It’s intimate and darkly humorous, exploring mortality and masochism with a vulnerable, confessional style that stays with you.

unflinchingprovocativeintimatedarkly humorousvulnerablesteadyraw documentaryconfessionalarthousepersonal archivemortalitypainloveidentitymasochism
▶ Stream on YouTube TV
funeralfetishismsadomasochismterminal illnessdiseasebdsm