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Att växa till en jätte

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Genre
documentary film

How it feels

A documentary that follows three people with the rare condition gigantism which causes excessive body growth. It shows how their daily lives are shaped by this unusual disorder.

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What happens

Att växa till en jätte (engelska: Turning into a giant) är en brittisk dokumentär från 2010. I filmen porträtteras tre personer som drabbats av den extremt ovanliga sjukdomen gigantism som medför onormalt hög kroppslig tillväxt. De tre är Mary, Igor och Tanya. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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