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Racked with anxiety in the chaotic political landscape of 1990s Brazil, Clara finds solace in starving herself, experiencing both rapture and torture. In this elliptical non-fiction film, anorexia becomes a way for Clara to challenge womanhood and find a place in an uncertain, surreal, and brutal world.

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Direction: Moara Passoni

Original Title: Êxtase

Original Language: Portuguese

Subtitles: English

Film Production Countries: Brazil, United States of America

 

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