"Director Melody Gilbert's absorbing documentary takes a straightforward approach to an easily sensationalized topic.
By avoiding the obvious freak-show possibilities, she has created an authentically educational film. It's the sort of movie that has people arguing intensely with each other as they head for the exits."  
-eFILMcritic.com (4 stars****) full review


“Before Whole premiered at the IFP Los Angeles Film Festival in June, information about wannabe amputee syndrome--what doctors now refer to as Body Integrity Identity Disorder (B.I.I.D.)--was made available only through a handful of stories more likely to be told around the campfire than in the newspaper.”  
- City Pages full review


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