The Contestant
The naked truth about the world's first reality star.
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9/8/2023Runtime
91 minsGenres
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The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan, to over 15 million viewers a week.
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A deeply discomfiting documentary that reveals how a man's desperate struggle for survival became unwitting mass entertainment, forcing viewers to confront the complicity of watching exploitation unfold.
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