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Sick: the life and death of Bob Flanagan, supermasochist (D)

United States, 1997
film

The title of this powerful documentary about performance artist and cystic fibrosis sufferer Bob Flanagan hits the mark on two levels. In one sense, it descri..

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The Science of Sleep

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Chuck & Buck

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Divorcing Jack

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Shock to the system

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The Big Steal

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Risk

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China, 1991
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Life on a string = Bian zou bian chang

China, 1991
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