The Contestant
The naked truth about the world's first reality star.
Film20231h 31m
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- Director
- Clair Titley
- Language
- English
- Released
- 2023-09-08
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
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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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