The Man Who Sold his Skin L’Homme qui a vendu sa peau
by Kaouther Ben Hania
Special screenings 2020
Official synopsis
Sam Ali is in love. In order to escape the war and join his beloved partner in Belgium, this passionate and impulsive Syrian man accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the world’s most famous and controversial contemporary artists. Once his body has become a prestigious work of art, Sam realizes that his freedom has limits. “The Man Who Sold his Skin” questions individual rights in an unequal system and, more broadly, current geopolitical issues.
Biography and Filmography
Kaouther Ben Hania studied at the École des Arts et du Cinéma in Tunis then at La Fémis. After several short films, her first feature, “Le Challat de Tunis”, was screened at L'ACID in Cannes in 2014. Her following films, “Zaineb Hates the Snow” (2016) and “Beauty and the Dogs” (2017), were respectively presented at the Locarno Festival and Un Certain Regard in Cannes.
Kaouther Ben Hania
Yahya Mahayni, Dea Liane, Monica Bellucci...
Tanit Films, Cinetelefilms, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, Kwassa Films, Laika Film & Television
Bac Films Distribution
by Kaouther Ben Hania
Kaouther Ben Hania studied at the École des Arts et du Cinéma in Tunis then at La Fémis. After several short films, her first feature, “Le Challat de Tunis”, was screened at L'ACID in Cannes in 2014. Her following films, “Zaineb Hates the Snow” (2016) and “Beauty and the Dogs” (2017), were respectively presented at the Locarno Festival and Un Certain Regard in Cannes.