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New Boobs (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
69 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Sacha Polak

Written By:
Sacha Polak

Actors:
Sacha Polak

Synopsis:

For years, filmmaker Sacha Polak has known that she carries the BRCA1 hereditary cancer gene, responsible for hereditary breast cancer, but she can't decide what to do: have her breasts removed as a preventive measure to minimalize the risk of developing breast cancer? What if she had her breasts removed, thus forsaking her femininity, for nothing? Sacha decides to make a film about her search. NEW BOOBS is a personal and open documentary. Sacha's experiences are moving and emotional but also enlightening and sometimes even hilarious.

At first when you hear the title New Boobs, you'll think it's about trying to conform to an idealized body types. However you shouldn't misjudge it as such. It's a lot more than that. This is an autobiographical documentary by Dutch film maker Sacha Polak. Not even 30, Sacha has established herself as a rising director in the Netherlands with numerous shorts and films to her credit including one film, Hemel, which won her a FIPRESCI Prize at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival. However not even 30, she's also hindered by a health problem of her own. Her mother died of breast cancer at the age of 29 just months after Sacha was born. Sacha goes for gene testing if she possesses the BRCA1 gene. The gene poses as a huge threat to contracting breast cancer before the age of 40 and increases the threat of ovarian cancer by 40-60%. She gets the doctor's results. It's a positive. There are a lot of things running through Sacha's mind upon hearing the news. First is how long she'll live. Second is whether she'll be able to have a child with her boyfriend before she gets her ovaries removed: something she wants to do before she turns 35. Third is about her next production. However the one that stands out is what to have done with her breasts. Removal of both? Surgery with implants? An operation will greatly improve her odds of avoiding breast cancer. She goes to one plastic surgeon and learns of the implants that would be used in their operation. However she soon hears of a plastic surgeon in Ghent, Belgium who performs a unique breast operation that would involve removing the breast tissue and filling it with body fat. That operation becomes Sacha's focus. Things are frustrating as the surgeon moves her consulting from November to March. Finally she does have the consultation and she learns of the surgery and what it entails. She agrees to it. During the waiting time she tries to conduct her life as usual doing filmwork and keeping the relationship with her boyfriend intact. She eventually does have the first operation. She shows the outcome and talks over time how she's felt about it and how others including her boyfriend have felt about it. She then has her second operation and is happy with the end result. The film ends with her talking about her thoughts on the future, about her next film, about having a child in time. However she's happy that she has solved one problem in the meantime.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 April, 2015.