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The painter Egon Stübli was devoured by sharks off the coast of Bali. The press, who never really took an interest in his work when he was alive, massively reported on his death. A few years back Stübli had been a minor sensation thanks to a series of portraits he called The Uglies but, since then, his success had faded. News of his death however sparked renewed interest in the art world. "Friends" suddenly make their appearances everywhere. The value of Egon's work skyrockets as everyone wants to get their hands on a piece. Death has brought Stübli the fame he never could have hoped for when he was alive. At first reluctant to profit from his companion's post-mortem popularity, the surgeon Charles Newcommer comes up with an idea. If it's the singularity of the portraits that the people like so much, why not apply the same principle to his plastic surgery practice? Give women and men's faces personality, instead of making them all resemble each other. Part social satire, part psychological thriller, from the quest for beauty to the fabrication of success, Valerie Gans paints a scathing portrait of our society. What if all this was just a gigantic manipulation based on man's never-ending desire for wealth and beauty?