Self Portrait

2020 | 80 minutes | 7.4 ★ (9)

Self Portrait
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    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.

  • Release Date

    17 January 2020

  • DirectingMargreth Olin
  • Budget

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