TOXIC

In the organizer's words:

Saulė Bliuvaitė, Lituania 2024, 99 Min., Lithuanian with English subtitles

Tickets are available now available in our website. Reserve soon, seating is limited. 
The doors open one hour before the screenings.

SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA
Lindowerstr. 20/22
Haus C
13347 Berlin

Directions
U6 S + U Wedding
S41, S42
Bus: 120, 147, N6, N20

In a desolate Lithuanian town, 13-year-old Marija clings to her dream of becoming a model despite her physical disability and the relentless bullying she faces. Alongside her best friend Kristina, she enrolls in a ruthless modeling school, where her youthful ambition quickly warps into a dangerous obsession with body image. 

Saulė Bliuvaitė crafts a harrowing portrait of adolescence under the crushing weight of capitalism where every glance in the mirror becomes an act of self-betrayal. Winner of the Locarno Golden Leopard, Toxic exposes how society weaponizes female ambition, transforming self-improvement into self-destruction. With documentary-like intimacy, the film reveals how eating disorders aren't personal failures but logical responses to impossible demands. In a world where worth is measured in centimeters and grams, Marija's story becomes a devastating metaphor for a generation taught to shrink themselves to fit. (BH)

Content warning: Eating disorders