Somewhat based on real events, this movies is a dark tale about the need for control. The plot is very simple: a man, obsessed with the idea of having an extremely thin woman to own entirely, targets a somewhat fragile and lonely girl to make her "perfect". The most disturbing thing is how realistic the movie is, it could be a clinical textbook: the gaslighting, manipulation and love bombing, all the tricks someone can use to brainwash a partner. There's an impending sense of doom and anxiety as the relationship progresses and the man's mask slips to reveal his true face, the one of a narcissist who want to play God.
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