The true story of the hairy man who inspired a Disney prince — and it gets weird.
It's a condition known as "hypertrichosis" or "Ambras Syndrome," but in the 1500s it would transform one man into a national sensation and iconic fairy-tale character. His name: Petrus Gonsalvus, more commonly known today as the hairy hero of Beauty and the Beast.
Production
Dramatic reenactments that feel oddly like prestige TV.
Writing
Narration treats arranged marriage like a horror story — because it was.
Director
Julian Pölsler
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