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Ara

Ara

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Ara

2018

1h 30m

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Drama

Overview

A fiction feature shot with real patients and their therapists that shows the day-to-day life of a group of anorexia nervosa patients during their hospitalization and the relationship with their therapists.

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8 featured cast members

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Núria Brunsó

Pau Chapur

Montse Serra

Natàlia Gallart

Carme Mariscot

Gemma Costal

Gerard Brunsó

Dani Valentín

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Directed by: Pere Solés
Written by: Pere Solés
Produced by: Pere Solés

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