Whole is a documentary about people with body integrity identity disorder, a rare condition which causes a desire to become an amputee.
The documentary examines the lives of several individuals who have body integrity identity disorder.
Referring to themselves as ″amputee wannabees″, the individuals portrayed by Gilbert find different ways of coping with their disorder.
"[5] Carl Elliott from Slate is of the opinion that Gilbert made a sensitive film, allowing amputee wannabes to speak for themselves.
[1] Robert Koehler from Variety states that the great achievement of the film is, to cast a light on this "ultra-dark corner of the medical avant-garde" and to get both subjects as well as experts to talk about this rare medical and psychiatric condition.