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The Man Who Sold His Skin

The Man Who Sold His Skin

What price would you pay for freedom?

20216.61h 44m

Overview

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.

Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
Written by Kaouther Ben Hania
Produced by Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Andreas Rocksén
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Top Cast

Yahya Mahayni

Yahya Mahayni

Sam Ali

Dea Liane

Dea Liane

Abeer

Koen De Bouw

Koen De Bouw

Jeffrey Godefroi

Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci

Soraya Waldy

Saad Lostan

Saad Lostan

Ziad

Darina Al Joundi

Darina Al Joundi

Sam’s mother

Jan Dahdouh

Jan Dahdouh

Hazem

Christian Vadim

Christian Vadim

William

Marc de Panda

Marc de Panda

Marc Sheen

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Najoua Zouhair

Sam’s sister

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About The Man Who Sold His Skin

The Man Who Sold His Skin is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, it stars Yahya Mahayni, Dea Liane, Koen De Bouw. 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.

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