33 h. ago Above the Knee review – man struggles with body integrity dysmorphia in gory amputation horror

A man grapples with an overwhelming desire to remove his leg in a lingering psychological interrogation from Norwegian film-maker Viljar BøeNorwegian director Viljar Bøe has been hacking out an interesting niche for himself in the horror genre, specialising in a variety grounded more in psychology than supernatural jiggery pokery. For example, Good Boy from 2022 revolved around a man and his “dog” (who is obviously a guy in a dog costume) acting like a mutt at all times. Similarly, his new feature features a character called Amir (Freddy Singh) with a psychological fixation that’s so unusual he feels he must keep it a secret from his girlfriend and all acquaintances: he has body integrity dysphoria (BID), which in his case means he has an overwhelming desire to amputate his left leg even though there’s nothing physically wrong with it.Amir lives with his super-nice, cheerful girlfriend Kim (Julie Abrahamsen) in hyper-tolerant, Scandi-socialist quasi-utopia Norway, so when he drunken...

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1 week ago Dark side of Biggest Loser from 'eating disorders and PTSD' to 'bullying and near death'

Netflix's Fit for TV has seen former The Biggest Loser contestants and crew members make a number of allegations about the show, including that they were forced to gain weight

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3 w. ago Harvey Willgoose’s mother says her son’s killer should be named

A judge will decide in October whether the 15-year-old boy who stabbed Harvey to death at their Sheffield school should lose his anonymity.

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4 w. ago Brit fighting for life after both legs crushed by lorry in horror hit and run

Friends of William Braid, 54, have said he urgently needs blood supplies after doctors were forced to amputate his legs following a horror accident with a lorry in Thailand

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4 w. ago Boy, 12, tortured to death after losing dad who had feet amputated in horror crash

James Alexander Hurley was known as 'Alex' to his loved ones – but his life was cut short in the most horrific way possible, at the hands of his own grandmother

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last month Two teenagers, who tortured and killed two kittens in the woods because the boy wanted to 'reduce his urges to kill humans' and the girl wanted to dissect them, are locked up

Two teenagers, who tortured and killed kittens in the woods because the boy wanted to 'reduce his urges to kill humans' have been locked up and banned from owning pets again.

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last month Teenage boy, 17, who tortured and killed two kittens in the woods because he wanted to 'reduce his urges to kill humans' is locked up for 12 months

A 17-year-old boy has been detained for the 'sadistic' torture and killing of two kittens which were found cut open in a park in north-west London.

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last month Teen jailed over 'sadistic' torture and killing of two kittens in London woods

A 17-year-old boy has been detained for the 'sadistic' torture and killing of two kittens which were found cut open in a park in north-west London.

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