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Works explorer

The Famine within

Canada, 1990
film

The Famine within is a Canadian feature length documentary film about the contemporary obsession with body size and shape. Under the coercive powers of consum..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Hunger = La Faim

Canada, 1974
Similarity: 73%

A Matter of fat

Canada, 1969
Similarity: 72%

Eating your heart out

Australia, 1984
Similarity: 72%

The Fat film

United States, 1977
Similarity: 71%

Pretty stupid

Australia, 1998
Similarity: 71%

Fat of the land

United States, 1971
Similarity: 70%

The Secret hunger

Canada, 1965
Similarity: 70%

One man's hunger

United Kingdom, 1963
Similarity: 70%

Eating your heart out [Edited version]

Australia, 1984
Similarity: 70%

Don't let our children die

Australia, 1975
Similarity: 70%

Dying to be thin

United States, 1978
Similarity: 70%

The World is rich

United Kingdom, 1947
Similarity: 69%

Eating your heart out [Captioned]

Australia, 1983
Similarity: 69%

I don't have to hide

United States, 1982
Similarity: 69%

The Things I cannot change

Canada, 1967
Similarity: 69%

The Price of hunger

United States, 1982
Similarity: 69%

An unnecessary famine

United Kingdom, 1987
Similarity: 68%

The Earth and mankind

Canada, 1960
Similarity: 68%
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