The Man Who Sold His Skin

The Man Who Sold His Skin (2021)

الرجل الذي باع ظهره

What price would you pay for freedom?

To be able to travel to Europe and find the love of his life, Sam Ali, a Syrian refugee, accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the most sulfurous contemporary artist; becoming that way a precious work of art.

Date of release
2021-03-15
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (158)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama
Director
Kaouther Ben Hania

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Lumière Award for Best International Co-Production

The Man Who Sold His Skin is a 2020 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. Its plot was inspired by Belgian contemporary artist Wim Delvoye's living work Tim (2006), which was in turn inspired by Roald Dahl's 1952 short story "Skin". It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, making the shortlist of fifteen films. In March 2021, it was nominated for the Best International Feature Film.

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