Andrea Absolonová's story is a particularly sad one. As a young athlete, she was denied a nomination for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. As determined as she was, she made it her main objective to qualify for the 2000 event in Sydney. She took up professional skin diving as a side hustle to afford her rent and access to the facilities she required to train (although this is not mentioned in this biopic).
When her dreams abruptly came to an end in the form of a spinal injury, she step-stoned her nude modeling jobs and transferred all of her motivation and drive into a career in the adult industry under the pseudonym Lea De Mae. She split her time between the US and Europe, most notably working for the Private Media Group in a series of high-profile movies such as Dangerous Things 1 & 2 (her movies are not mentioned by name here either). All in all, she had completed around 80 movies before all was said and done.
At 27, Andrea was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer in July 2004 and died by the end of the same year.
Natalia Germani (Nightsiren) embodies Andrea in this almost two-hour biopic under Natália Císarovská's direction. Although I have my quibbles with some of the details being simplified and specifics like brand names or movie titles being removed (this could have been copyright issues I guess), the movie is a heartfelt look at someone I have always felt was a genuinely nice person.
Her Body is highly recommended for those interested in true life stories. Be warned however, there are a few very graphic scenes.
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