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Rated 5.0 on TMDB

Mercy

Images and sounds of American mass media, are dissected and carefully composed into a rapid-fire montage which reveals the processes at work. The myth of the 'body beautiful' is effectively debunked in an overwhelming swirl of movement and sound

Released: 1989
Runtime: 10m
Country: United States of America
Language: English

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Abigail ChildDirector

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