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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Before/After' Explores Transformation as Two Men Bond Over Baldness (Exclusive KVIFF Trailer)
Before/After (Avant/Après), French-Estonian writer, director and actor Manoël Dupont's debut feature about two men who bond over their baldness and travel to Istanbul for a hair transplant surgery, will world premiere in the Proxima Competition of the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) next month. The film is about Jérémy and Baptiste. 'Their shared baldness takes them to Istanbul, where clinics claim to reverse the course of time,' reads a plot description for the film. 'Amid shifting winds and silent unrest, they search for meaning in a city not their own. Day by day, a fragile bond forms, in the hope of change.' Before/After was written and directed by Dupont and produced by Boris Baum and Clara Brandt for Brussels-based production company Les Films de la Récré. Paris- and Marseille-based Outplay Films is handling sales on the movie. More from The Hollywood Reporter Melanie Rumani, BBC Studios and UKTV Global Head of Acquisitions, Dies at 50 'Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut' Debut Marks KVIFF Expansion Into Gaming World 'Wicked,' 'Anora,' More 'Poker Face,' Record Number of Local Originals on SkyShowtime Slate (Exclusive) 'The idea of transformation is at the heart of Before/After (Avant/Après),' explains Dupont. 'What marks change? When do we say that something has truly happened — and why? What first intrigued me was the transplant itself. It's such a simple act: nothing is added, only moved. One hair follicle is taken from here and implanted there. It's not addition, it's displacement — and that alone is enough to create change.' Continued the filmmaker: 'That idea guided me narratively as well. I'm not interested in separating reality from fiction — I want them to nourish and echo each other. With Jérémy and Baptiste, we built the characters' past together. It gave us a quiet foundation, something we could lean on without locking anything in.' A KVIFF synopsis highlights that the movie 'gently explores the themes of queer identity, vulnerability and human intimacy,' adding that 'the pair's meanders through the Turkish metropolis heighten the atmosphere of the quest – namely the search for beauty in things that aren't perfect.' The trailer shows leads Baptiste Leclere and Jérémy Lamblot visiting a clinic, but especially talking to each other, including with foam on their heads, and bantering, including about the risk of ending up with 'shitty hair.' Dupont concluded: 'They are a great comic duo, full of irony, which definitely also shaped the film's story and tone along the way.' Watch the trailer for Before/After below. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Joel McHale jokes he is 'fully bald' as he admits to getting FOUR hair transplants
A beloved sitcom star has revealed a rather surprising secret: that he's 'fully bald' but fans will never know it. The actor and comedian - who has both hosted talk shows and game shows and starred in some recent hit comedy shows - made the admission during a podcast. The actor is in his early 50s, but he revealed that he has gone through a whopping four hair transplants solely to stave off baldness. He also admitted to shelling out over $10K per procedure, which he had done in Los Angeles... although he 'knows a guy' in Turkey. While he wouldn't divulge when he had the first procedure, he did admit to first getting one when the technology wasn't quite as up to date as it is now. Who is this sitcom star who has admitted to being fully bald without the help of four transplants? The answer may surprise you. It's none other than Community and Animal Control star Joel McHale, who made the admission on Sunday's episode of the We Might Be Drunk podcast. When one of the hosts admitted to trying hair transplants, McHale admitted, 'Yeah, I'm fully bald. [I've had] four transplants.' 'I did it way back when it was a strip. Painful. Don't do a strip. Do plucking. Now they pluck it from the whole back section, and it's a miracle,' the actor added of the technology. When one of the hosts asked who his 'guy' was, McHale named Parsa Mohebi, a Los Angeles-based hair restoration specialist. The actor admitted that, 'A lot of people go to Turkey' to get their hair done, adding he can, 'get you a guy' if the host who was considering it wanted to go that route. 'But just make sure, because if somebody is like, 'I'll do it for $3,000,' then you don't. You get what you pay for,' he advised. When McHale was asked how much it would cost to get it done right, he said it would cost about $10,000, but he would have paid even more. McHale added, 'And it's your hair that you're growing,' before explaining why he had to do the process four times. 'You're still going bald, so that hair is still falling out, but the hair that you put there is growing, but you'll still thin, because the hair that was going to fall out is going to fall out,' McHale admitted. When asked how the recovery process is, the actor said, 'They send you home with Tylenol,' adding, 'If you shave your head, it goes faster.' McHale added that he would wear 'baseball hats' during the recovery process, adding that the wait list is 'a year and a half' already. The actor said they are 'still working' on a pill that would supposedly cure baldness, adding, 'they are still trying to unlock the DNA but they thought that would be solved 15 years ago.'
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Good news for bald men! Scientists have developed a simple way to reverse hair loss - and say a treatment could be available by 2029
Spotting the first signs of baldness in the mirror can be a moment of true horror for many men. Now, scientists in Spain think a cure for hair thinning could finally be just around the corner.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Passenger shocked by what she saw on flight out of Istanbul: ‘Guess I'm flying Turkish Hairlines now'
A plane passenger has exposed the hilarious reality of flying out of Istanbul, Turkey in a now viral clip. The video, which has amassed over 14 million views, was captioned 'Guess I'm flying Turkish Hairlines now,' and panned to rows of bald men on-board. Proudly donning their prickly scalps scattered with micro red spots and follicle incisions, it was clear the men had undergone hair transplants. The cosmetic treatment, often obtained by men experiencing baldness, has seen a dramatic a 240% spike in the past decade, according to recent reports. Regarded as the Mecca of cosmetic treatments, Turkey has become a popular destination for hair transplants, representing nearly 60% of the global hair transplant tourism market thanks to its affordable, high-quality procedures. The clip has drawn mixed reactions from viewers with some calling out the post for 'body shaming' men. 'Body shaming is only okay if it concerns men, right?,' said one sarcastic viewer. 'This is so mean,' said another. 'Oh, is mocking people for their physical appearance funny again?,' questioned a third. 'So happy for these men. It's a courageous thing to do because of people who judge and shame them,' added a fourth. Others hit back, with some saying it was nothing more than a 'funny observation.' 'Oh come on, I used to see this all the time when flying to Istanbul and it's hilarious. Can't we have a laugh about this?' one asked 'I don't sense any shaming here,' said another. Some even came up with their own witty puns. 'Wait, you mean Istanbul Hairport?' one person joked. 'Is that Hair Force One?' said another. Earlier this year a British man went viral after he suffered a jaw-dropping reaction following a hair transplant. London-born Kanah Flex, a professional choreographer, had been documenting his hair journey on TikTok where he revealed his head had dramatically swollen after the procedure, so much so he even compared himself to the fictional character 'Megamind'. The surgery took four hours in total and a headband was put in place to assist with the swelling. 'Oh my god, what's going on,' he said when he first noticed the size of his head. 'God damn, look at my head. I look like Squidward. I look like Megamind. I look like Roger from American Dad. What is going on?'
News.com.au
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Hilarious ‘Turkish hairlines' clip lays bare huge trend
A plane passenger has exposed the hilarious reality of flying out of Istanbul, Turkey in a now viral clip. The video, which has amassed over 14 million views, was captioned 'Guess I'm flying Turkish Hairlines now,' and panned to rows of bald men on-board. Proudly donning their prickly scalps scattered with micro red spots and follicle incisions, it was clear the men had undergone hair transplants. The cosmetic treatment, often obtained by men experiencing baldness, has seen a dramatic a 240 per cent spike in the past decade, according to recent reports. Regarded as the Mecca of cosmetic treatments, Turkey has become a popular destination for hair transplants, representing nearly 60 per cent of the global hair transplant tourism market thanks to its affordable, high-quality procedures. The clip has drawn mixed reactions from viewers with some calling out the post for 'bodyshaming' men. 'Body shaming is only okay if it concerns men, right?,' said one sarcastic viewer. 'This is so mean,' said another. 'Oh, is mocking people for their physical appearance funny again?,' questioned a third. 'So happy for these men. It's a courageous thing to do because of people who judge and shame them,' added a fourth. Others hit back, with some saying it was nothing more than a 'funny observation'. 'Oh come on, I used to see this all the time when flying to Istanbul and it's hilarious. Can't we have a laugh about this?' one asked 'I don't sense any shaming here,' said another. Some even came up with their own witty puns. 'Wait, you mean Istanbul Hairport?' one person joked. 'Is that Hair Force One?' said another. Earlier this year a British man went viral after he suffered a jaw-dropping reaction following a hair transplant. London-born Kanah Flex, a professional choreographer, had been documenting his hair journey on TikTok where he revealed his head had dramatically swollen after the procedure, so much so he even compared himself to the fictional character 'Megamind'. The surgery took four hours in total and a headband was put in place to assist with the swelling. 'Oh my god, what's going on,' he said when he first noticed the size of his head. 'God damn, look at my head. I look like Squidward. I look like Megamind. I look like Roger from American Dad. What is going on?'
