original title:
Flesh Out
italian title:
Il corpo della sposa - Flesh Out
directed by:
cast:
Verida Beitta Ahmed Deiche, Amal Saad Bouh Oumar, Aminetou Souleimane, Sidi Mohamed Chinghaly
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
music:
Alex Braga
producer:
production:
Vivo Film, Rai Cinema, supported by Ministero della Cultura, in association with Films Boutique, with the support of Regione Lazio, Creative Europe, EWA Network
distribution:
Lucky Red [Italy], Moving Turtle [Algeria], Moving Turtle [Bahrain], September Film [Belgium], Moving Turtle [Egypt], KMBO [France], Moving Turtle [Iran], Moving Turtle [Iraq], Moving Turtle [Jordan], Moving Turtle [Kuwait], Moving Turtle [Lebanon], Moving Turtle [Morocco], September Film [Netherlands], Moving Turtle [Oman], Moving Turtle [Palestine], Moving Turtle [Qatar], Moving Turtle [Saudi Arabia], Moving Turtle [South Sudan], Moving Turtle [Syria], Moving Turtle [Tunisia], Moving Turtle [United Arab Emirates], Moving Turtle [Yemen]
world sales:
country:
Italy
year:
2019
film run:
95'
format:
colour
release date:
23/05/2019
festivals & awards:
Verida is a modern girl. She works in a beauty salon, is addicted to social media and hangs out with her friends. Still, she is engaged to be married to a man chosen by her family, and like many girls her age, she is forced to gain a substantial amount of weight in a tradition called gavage, because in Mauritania having a voluptuous body is considered a sign of great beauty, charm, wealth and social status. The wedding is fast approaching and meal after meal Verida will end up challenging everything she always thought was normal, her loved ones, her life and not least her own body.