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Self Portrait

Nan

1h 20m

2020

7.4 /10 (9)

Overview

The documentary is a portrait of an artist and a portrait of a deadly disease. Lene Marie Fossen was a gifted photographer who suffered from severe anorexia. Self Portrait is a film about the power of art and survival, but it also raises important questions about what treatment one who suffers from severe anorexia needs.

Country : Norway

Genre : Documentary

Languages : Norsk, ελληνικά, English, العربية

Released Date: 2020-01-17

Cast : Lene Marie Fossen, Torill Fossen, Geir Fossen, Morten Krogvold, Susanne Sundfør

Director : Raymond Gangstad, Jens Mathias Falkenberg, Milla Olin, Susanne Sundfør, Vegard Ronæss Soldal, Thomas Robsahm

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