The Illusionists
A Film About the Globalization of Beauty
8
2 votes
November 16, 2016
1h 26m
Overview
Sex sells. What sells even more? Insecurity. Multi-billion dollar industries saturate our lives with images of unattainable beauty, exporting body hatred from New York to Beirut to Tokyo. Their target? Women, and increasingly men and children. "The Illusionists" turns the mirror on media, exposing the absurd, sometimes humorous, and shocking images that seek to enslave us.
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Where to watch
In United States
Free
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