A Different Man

Edward har nevrofibromatose, en lidelse som i hans tilfelle har ført til store utposninger i ansiktet. Han er veldig selvbevisst på sitt utseende, og mister motet når den vakre forfatteren Ingrid (Renate Reinsve) avviser ham. Han blir tilbudt en eksperimentell kur, og kan endelig møte verden som en ny og kjekk utgave av seg selv. Men alt kompliseres når Oswald, som også har nevrofibromatose, kommer seilende inn i livet hans – og inn i Ingrids. Oswald er vittig og karismatisk, tilsynelatende upåvirket av sitt utseende. Han er en som gjør alt Edward drømmer om å gjøre.

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An actor goes through a radical change and ends up playing the role as himself. This is a dark comedy and satire on a society that equates beauty with having a good life.

Edward has neurofibromatosis, a condition that in his case has led to large growths on his face. He is very self-conscious about his appearance and loses all hope when the beautiful author Ingrid rejects him. He is offered an experimental cure and can finally meet the world as a new and handsome version of himself. But everything gets complicated when Oswald, who also has neurofibromatosis, comes into his life – and to Ingrid's life. Oswald is witty and charismatic, seemingly unfazed by his appearance. He does everything Edward dreams of doing.