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Of the Flesh

The way of all flesh. The root of all evil.

6.9(11)19832h 3m1

When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity, betrayal, guilt and redemption.

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Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Tagalog
  • countryside
  • misery
  • philippines
  • gothic horror
  • incest
  • family conflict
  • woman director
  • infanticide
  • 1930s
  • parricide
  • horrifying

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Writers

Ricky Lee

Produced in

Philippines

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival23 Nov 1984
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 1987
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereVesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema16 Feb 2014
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereFar East Film Festival (Restoration)23 Apr 2016
  • JapanJP

    • PremiereFilipino Film Festival (ASEAN Cultural Center, Shibuya)26 Jul 1991
    • PremiereFukuoka International Film Festival14 Sept 2001
    • TheatricalPhilippine Cinema Classics, Athénée Français Cultural Center 27 Feb 2020
  • PhilippinesPH

    • PremiereMetro Manila Film Festival25 Dec 1983
    • Theatrical25 Dec 1983
    • TheatricalRestoration13 Aug 2015
    • Digital / OTT29 Jan 2025

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Of the Flesh was released on 25 December 1983.

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