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This documentary chronicles the life and art of Bob Flanagan, who was diagnosed with the disease cystic fibrosis. Director Kirby Dick examines how Flanagan b...
This documentary chronicles the life and art of Bob Flanagan, who was diagnosed with the disease cystic fibrosis. Director Kirby Dick examines how Flanagan began routinely maiming his own body to...
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Dec 5, 1997 · “Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist” is one of the most agonizing films I have ever seen. It tells the story of a man who was born with cystic fibrosis, a disease that fills the lungs with thick, sticky mucus, so that breathing is hard and painful, and an early death is the prognosis.
The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn't live past 20, who through a unique odyssey of masochism, art and love found a way to live decades past...
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- Bob Flanagan
- Kirby Dick
Sep 10, 2012 · Born with cystic fibrosis in 1952, the doctors gave him a life expectancy of six or seven years - but rather than conform, he survi Bob Flanagan was a sick man.
Feb 12, 1998 · 90 minutes. Certificate: 18. Original Title: Sick: The Life And Death Of Bob Flanagan, Super-Masochist. Shot over two years and compiled from more than 100 hours of footage, this...
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This documentary profiles poet/performance artist Bob Flanagan, who was born with cystic fibrosis. Flanagan explains, with engaging humor, how his obsession with controlled, self-inflicted pain has helped him to deal with his uncontrollable suffering.