A teenager (Sari Puumalainen) starts to suffer from bulimia nervosa after her boyfriend tells her to loose a bit weight. The illness makes her neglect the school and her friends until she realises that she is not alone with her problems.
Sari PuumalainenTainaMarjo PuroMarjaMatti LouhijaJuha
Taneli Mäkeläolli
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