The Man Who Sold His Skin

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).[1] It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.[2]

The Man Who Sold His Skin
Directed byKaouther Ben Hania
Produced by
  • Habib Attia
  • Nadim Cheikhrouha
  • Martin Hampel
  • Thanassis Karathanos
  • Annabella Nezri
  • Andreas Rocksén
Screenplay byKaouther Ben Hania
Based onTim by Wim Delvoye
Starring
Music byAmine Bouhafa
CinematographyChristopher Aoun
Edited byMarie-Hélène Dozo
Production
company
  • Cinétéléfilms
  • Tanit Films
  • Twenty Twenty Vision
  • Kwassa Films
  • Laika Film & Television
  • Metafora Media Production
  • Sunnyland Film
  • Film i Väst
  • VOO
  • BeTV
  • Istiqlal Films
Release date
  • 4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) (Venice)
Running time
104 minutes
Country
  • Tunisia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • Cyprus
Language
  • Arabic
  • English
  • French

It premiered in the Horizons section at the 77th Venice International Film Festival,[3] where Yahya Mahayni won the Best Actor Award.[4][5]

Plot

Raqqa fiancées Sam and Abeer are separated by the Syrian Civil War. While he seeks refuge in Lebanon, her family forces her to marry a richer man and move with him to Brussels. In the desperate pursuit of money and the needed paperwork to travel to Europe to rescue her, Sam accepts to have his back tattooed as a Schengen visa by one of the most controversial contemporary artists in the West. His own body turned into a living work of art and promptly exhibited in a museum, Sam will soon realize to have sold away more than just his skin.

Cast

See also

References
  1. Ward, Sarah (6 September 2020). "'The Man Who Sold His Skin': Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (20 November 2020). "'The Man Who Sold His Skin' to Represent Tunisia in International Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. "Kaouther Ben Hania's 'The Man Who Sold His Skin' Scores Sales Following Middle East Premiere". Variety. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. Tartaglione, Nancy (12 September 2020). "'Nomadland' Scoops Golden Lion At Venice Film Festival – Full List Of Winnners". Deadline. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. "Collateral Awards of the 77th Venice Film Festival". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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