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This eye-opening documentary
from HBO is an important work that should be seen by parents of pre-teen and
adolescent girls. The painful realities of anorexia and bulimia, and how they
affect not just the victims but their families, are brilliantly portrayed
through the often harsh view of the camera's lens. The complex issues
surrounding the real-world stories which are profiled here are often
heartbreaking despite the fact that at the outset, the characters are not
particularly sympathetic. As we witness the struggles of the staff at the
treatment center and gain a better understanding of the battles they fight every
day to save these young women, we learn that the answers do not come easily or
quickly. Among the more critical issues raised in this film are just how our
nation's health care system fails to support those who are trying to help these
victims. Perhaps the producers will tackle that in their next film.
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