Emma Wants to Live

Nan
0h 45m
2016
8.7 /10 (6)

Overview

This is a Dutch documentary about the last weeks of life in a Portuguese clinic for Emma Caris, a 18 year old girl who had been suffering anorexia nervosa since she was 16 years old.

Country : Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages : Nederlands, English
Released Date: 2016-11-22
Cast : Not Available

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