Body

3 films
When the theme is the body, the focus is rarely on physicality only. That is why this film set contains three pictures that show physicality in nonobvious ways. We can discover, for example, that the universal cult of a smooth face is not always and everywhere what it seems, and that it is easier to bare your soul in a lingerie shop. In today’s globalised world, the body can also be a symbol of inequality — rented for money and ruined in the name of the struggle for existence. The documentaries from this collection tell stories in a variety of ways: lightly, with naturalism reminiscent of a body horror or with a large dose of emotion.

  • 9-Month Contract

    dir. Ketevan Vashagashvili
    dok2025

    The protagonist decides to be a surrogate again in order to secure a better future for her growing daughter. In Georgia, this involves not only legal complications but also social stigma. In addition, Zhana has serious health problems. How long will she manage to hide her pregnancy?

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  • A Frown Gone Mad (Fitnat Fi Alhajibayn)

    dir. Omar Mismar
    dok2024

    The closer the war, the busier the business – these are the observations of the head of a Beirut beauty salon specialising in facial injections. The film, without any anaesthesia and operating mainly with close-ups, shows aesthetic medicine procedures which are performed in spite of exploding bombs.

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  • Full Support (Tmicha Melea)

    dir. Michal Cohen
    dok2024

    This place offers more than just a bra fitting. Customers who come to the Jaffa shop are young and old, Jewish and Arab, post-mastectomy and post-plastic surgery, cis and trans. For a moment, the bra fitter becomes their friend and confidante.

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    film still Full Support
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      Body
    • 21:30
      Wednesday, May 28 Pod Baranami Cine
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