2075 When Beauty Becomes a Crime

The year 2075: The radical equality movement "Movement for Optical Justice" (MOVE) opposes the unequal distribution of beauty. Attractive women allegedly enjoy undeserved privileges in both professional and private life. Therefore: "Beauty is unjust."
The movement gains more and more influence. Piece by piece, democracy transforms into an equality dictatorship. It begins with higher taxes and professional disadvantages for beautiful people. But eventually, the radical wing of the movement prevails: "over-beautiful" women, referred to as "Privileged Beauty," must undergo a surgical procedure ("Optical Optimization Therapy") that makes them less attractive.
This leads to individual dramas and despair, but also to resolute resistance. The student Alexa, who fears for her sister Alica, and the journalist Riven resist the establishment of the dictatorship. A reckoning with the obsession with equality that is as exciting as it is topical, in the tradition of novels like "1984" and "Brave New World." And at the same time, a gripping thriller about envy, the dark side of beauty, and the dangers of a society that perceives inequality as a crime.


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