Flesh Out (first feature)

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Flesh Out

Flesh Out

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

cinematography:

music:

Alex Braga

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

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.