Filmed in five countries, with an unprecedented cast that includes Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Elle McPherson, Eva Herzigova, Carla Bruni, Helena Christensen, Veronica Webb, Lauren Hutton, Veruschka, Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Isaac Mizrahi, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, Mario Testino, Francesco Scavullo, John Casablancas and many more familiar faces, BEAUTOPIA is the first documentary of its kind to demystify the glamour of the modeling profession by drawing us into the personal struggles of young girls thrown into the cut-throat world of hero worship.

BEAUTOPIA follows four teenagers: Petra Svabenksa, Susanne Hoppe, Sarah Cookson and Dana Douglas, as they leave home and on their attempt to become top supermodels. Director Katharina Otto-Bernstein masterfully deconstructs the glamour of the profession by exposing the business behind the beauty.

One of the favorite films at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, winner of the Silver Hugo Award for excellence in the field of social/political documentary at the Chicago International Film festival and featured in the Women Directors Showcase on the Sundance Channel, BEAUTOPIA is still today the ultimate insider film on the modeling industry.

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