简介：TheHBOdocumentaryfilmfocusesonfouryoungwomenstrugglingwithanorexia:Brittany,a15year-oldwhostrivestobethintogainacceptanceamongherpeers,andwhosemotherhasalsosufferedwiththedisease;Shelly,25,whohasbeenbattlinganorexiaforsixyears,andwhoentersRenfrewwithafeedingtubesurgicallyimplantedinherstomach;Alisa,30,adivorcedmotheroftwowhostruggledfordecadeswitharelentlesscompulsiontopurge;andPolly,29,whohasspentyearsinandoutoftreatmentandoftenchallengestheCenter'spoliciesandprocedures.Thecamerafollowsthesewomentoplacesmosthaveneverventured:one-on-oneandgrouptherapysessions,emotionallywroughtmealtimes,earlymorningweigh-ins,heatedargumentswithstaff,andtenseencounterswithfamilymembers.Infollowingtheirstories,wecometolearnthateachwoman'sfightforrecoveryisunique.Somewillsabotagetheirowntreatment;otherswillmakesignificantstrides;andstillotherswillmakeprogressonlytodiscoverthattheirinsurancewillnotcoverthelong-termcaretheyneedtotrulygetwell.Whatemergesisaportraitofanillnessthatisfrustratinginitscomplexityanddevastatinginthepainitinflictsonitssufferersandthosewhocareforthem. Unflinchingandincisive,THINoffersanexperientialandemotionaljourneythroughtheworldofeatingdisordersand,ultimately,providesagreaterunderstandingoftheircomplexity:thattheyarenotsimplyaboutfoodorbodyimageorself-esteem,butatangleofpersonal,familial,culturalandmentalhealthissues…