THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN
2021 Academy Award Nomination for Best International Feature Film.
| 2021 – 103′ – Drama – A French-Tunisian-German-Belgium Co-Production
Co-Written & Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania.
Starring Yahya Mahayni, Dea Liane, Koen De Bouw, Monica Bellucci, Saad Lostan, Darina Al Joundi, Jan Dahdoh, Christian Vadim.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival, Rendez-vous with French Cinema in New York.
In Arabic, English and French with English subtitles.
A Samuel Goldwyn Films release .|
Trailer
Sam Ali, a young sensitive and impulsive Syrian, left his country for Lebanon to escape the war. To be able to travel to Europe and live with the love of his life, he accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the World’s most sulfurous contemporary artists. Turning his own body into a prestigious piece of art, Sam will however come to realize that his decision might actually mean anything but freedom.