Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997) - trailer. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI.
Bob Flanagan was an American performance artist, stand-up comic, poet and lifelong sufferer from cystic fibrosis. He was also a masochist who found that his S&M experiences helped him manage the pain of his illness. Kirby Dick's internationally acclaimed, award-winning documentary follows Flanagan through the last years of his life. This BFI DVD, released on 5 November 2012, presents Sick fully uncut and uncensored for the first time and contains extensive special features.
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The release coincides with Uncut, a season at BFI Southbank that marks the centenary of the BBFC, which runs from 1 - 30 November.
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