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Embrace
Embrace

Embrace

One woman's journey to inspire everyBODY

Genres

Documentary

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Embrace follows body image activist Taryn Brumfitt's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

04 August 2016

Country

Australia

Cast

Taryn Brumfitt

Taryn Brumfitt

Self

Mia Freedman

Mia Freedman

Self

Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake

Self

Amanda de Cadenet

Amanda de Cadenet

Self

Renee Airya

Renee Airya

Linda Bacon

Linda Bacon

Jes Baker

Jes Baker

Jade Beall

Jade Beall

Mathew Brumfitt

Mathew Brumfitt

Stefania Ferrario

Stefania Ferrario

Fardad Forouzanpour

Fardad Forouzanpour

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu

Jane Langton

Jane Langton

B. Jeffrey Madoff

B. Jeffrey Madoff

Nigel Marsh

Nigel Marsh

Lea Nayeli

Lea Nayeli

Melinda Tankard Reist

Melinda Tankard Reist

Nikiah Seeds

Nikiah Seeds

Marika Tiggemann

Marika Tiggemann

Tina

Tina

Nora Tschirner

Nora Tschirner

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