Cilice

2019, 33 minutes

An aspiring model falls into a downward spiral; the only one holding her above water is her yearlong best friend.

Getting into New York Fashion Week - the one goal that Sydney, a young aspiring model, has known her entire life. Now that her father's magazine is selecting five models to put forward to participate there, she is sure that she will be one of them - and is therefore utterly shocked when she gets told by her father that both her weight and her work ethic are not good enough. She is given ten days to get in shape. Under the huge pressure of a nearly impossible task, Sydney falls into a vicious cycle of fasting, exercising and bingeing. Determined to lose weight, she skips her social life completely and avoids her yearlong best friend Caroline who is trying to reach out to Sydney. As Sydney gets more and more into her downward spiral, she starts to lose herself. When she finally passes out due to exhaustion and lack of energy, she is found collapsed on the floor by Caroline who urges Sydney to give up modelling and put her wellbeing over her job. They start fighting, which results in Sydney accusing her best friend of acting out of jealousy. Caroline is forced to leave the house - and Sydney's life. On the following day Sydney is meeting her father again where she gets measured again and awaits the news whether she has lost enough weight or not. But even if she gets selected and is able to fulfill her lifelong dream - what is the price for that?



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Julia Flaig
Actor
Sydney