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They're rich and poor, married and single; they come from all over the world. They have only one thing in common: they've been obsessed with the idea of having one of their limbs amputated. Melody Gilbert's documentary takes a straightforward approach to an easily sensationalized topic, an admittedly bizarre psychological condition so poorly understood that it has no official medical name. Her subjects speak candidly about their singular obsession. One man confesses to having shot himself in the leg in order to have it amputated; another man likes to hobble around the house with an improvised leg-sling, dreaming of the day when he'll have his limb cut off for good. Gilbert isn't blind to the surreal humor of all this - it's hard not to laugh when one "wannabe" accuses his wife of being "narrow-minded" for trying to persuade him from having his leg amputated - but she treats her subjects with respect.

USA - 2003 - 55 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Melody Gilbert Camera Melody Gilbert Sound Melody Gilbert Editing Charlie Gerszweski Music CXR

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