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Overview:
When 18-year-old Benjamin gets himself and his mother involved in a dangerous car accident, she has him admitted to a clinic for people with mental illness. There, he must confront his bulimia for the first time—an eating disorder triggered by the unattainable pressure of the Instagram fitness world. In the midst of this struggle, he falls head over heels in love with his fellow patient, Maxim.
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