THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN

L'HOMME QUI A VENDU SA PEAU

By Kaouther BEN HANIA

KWASSA FILMS - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2020


Festivals
& Awards

Venice - Biennale 2020
Orizzonti - Best Actor Award, and «Edipo Re for inclusion» Price
El Gouna Film Festival 2020
Best Arab Film
Stockholm IFF 2020
Best Screenplay Award
Cinemed Montpellier 2020
Tokyo IFF 2020
Academy Awards 2020
Nominee for Best international feature film
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • FRANCE, TUNISIA, BELGIUM, SWEDEN, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • ARABIC, ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 102 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Kaouther BEN HANIA
    • Producer(s)
    • - - (TANIT FILMS), - - (CINETELEFILMS), - - (KWASSA FILMS), - - (LAIKA FILMS), - - (TWENTY TWENTY VISION)
    • Synopsis
    • 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 by the World’s most sulfurous contemporary artist. 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.