Wrinkle-free at all costs

Never before has the life expectancy of the average German been as high as it is today. Older people simply want to look younger. No wonder that the anti-ageing market is booming: There are countless ways and means of rejuvenating artificially. But what is the price to pay for a wrinkle-free face? This film illustrates, with which means the war against wrinkles is fought - on the skin, beneath the skin, with Botox and autologous fat. During their research, authors Maryam Bonakdar and Anika Giese re-peatedly encounter a putative miracle weapon: stem cells. In Germany, the cosmetics industry uses them in vegetable or adult form, with sup-posedly sensational success. Abroad, beauty clinics go a step further. Some of them apparently use embryonic stem cells for anti-ageing treatments. But just where do these come from? The authors discover evidence that Eastern Europe-an women are persuaded to undergo abortions for money. Reports from patients and doctors reveal the ugly side of the beauty industry. (official distributor synopsis)