Flesh Out | Il corpo della sposa

Panorama

"The assured, sensitively handled second feature from Michela Occhipinti offers a fresh perspective on body image and self-worth that will strike a timely chord."

Screen International
  • Archive - Festival 35
  • Director: Michela Occhipinti
  • Italy 2019
  • 94 minutes
  • Hassaniyya
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Verida is a modern girl. She works in a beauty salon, is addicted to social media and hangs out with her friends. Still, Verida 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. In Mauritania, having a voluptuous body is considered a sign of great beauty, charm, wealth and social status.

Michela Occhipinti’s narrative feature debut follows the struggle of a young woman to find an identity for herself.

Feature Debut


  • Director Michela Occhipinti
  • Production Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa
  • Script Michela Occhipinti, Simona Coppini
  • Cinematography Daria D’Antonio
  • Editing Cristiano Travaglioli
  • Music Alex Braga
  • Festivals Berlinale, Tribeca
  • Actors Verida Beitta Ahmed Deiche, Amal Saab Bouh Oumar, Aichetou Abdallahi Najim, Sidi Mohamed Chighaly
  • Source Films Boutique, Berlin