Synopsis
Nadezhda Stoyanova (60-65 years old) is a famous Japanese translator, a university professor in the prime of her life and experience, when she learns that she has a tumor. She understands this together with her daughter, 30-year-old Evgenia, a presenter on the most watched TV channel. Both believe that the disease will be cured and their lives will not change drastically – Evgenia continues her routine television work, Nadezhda begins the translation of the considered untranslatable Japanese novel by Nobel laureate Yukio Kobayashi, which is called “Flesh”. But both are mistaken. Nothing will be the same again, because it is the flesh, the inevitable human flesh, that has the last word.
Cast & Crew
Directed by
Dimiter Stoyanovich | Produced by: Nikolay Mutafchiev | Cinematography: Rali Ralchev | Music: Jivko Petrov
Cast
Cast
Plamena Getova; Vesela Babinova; Julian Vergov; Rushi Vidinliev; Dilyana Popova; Rashko Mladenov; Nazam Karakurt; Hirofumi Ajichi
Director
Dimiter Stoyanovich
Dimiter Stoyanovich is a Bulgarian screenwriter, journalist, television host and filmmaker. Flesh marks his directorial debut.
Director’s Statement
Flesh is a deeply personal film inspired by real experiences and explores the relationship between body and soul, illness and acceptance.
Trailer
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