Starving in Suburbia (2014)

Directed by

Tara Miele

Genre

drama, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school dancer becomes obsessed with a pro-anorexia website and starts starving herself. Her family is distracted by her brother's wrestling competition and fails to notice her declining health.

tensedisturbingemotionalvisceralsoberingintimateharrowingunsettling

What happens

Starving in Suburbia (also sold under the title Thinspiration) is a 2014 American psychological drama made-for-television film about a high school student and competitive dancer, Hannah, who develops a severe eating disorder after becoming obsessed with a pro-ana site that promotes self-starvation, as Hannah's family are preoccupied by her wrestler brother's upcoming tournament. The film stars Laura Wiggins, Brendan Meyer, Paula Newsome, Marcus Giamatti, Izabella Miko, Emma Dumont and Callie Thorne. It received mixed reviews from critics, while being noted for addressing two phenomenons previously unaddressed by made-for-television films: pro-ana websites, and anorexia among males. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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