The man who sold his skin

A Feature film of

Kaouther Ben Hania

Produced by

Tanit Films

Production year2020

Runtime1 h 43 min

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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.

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Director (1)

Kaouther Ben Hania
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Actors (8)

Yahya Mahayni

Production and distribution (4)

Executive Producer : Tanit Films

Foreign production company : Cinétéléfilms

Film exports/foreign sales : BAC Films

French distribution : BAC Films

Full credits (12)

Executive Producer : Nadim Cheikhrouha

Screenwriter : Kaouther Ben Hania

Director of Photography : Christopher Aoun

Music Composer : Amine Bouhafa

Assistant director : Marie Fischer

Editor : Marie-Hélène Dozo

Costume designer : Randa Kheder

Foreign Producer : Habib Attia

Sound Editor : Anders Billing Vive

Production Designer : Sophie Abdelkefi

Make-up Artist : Marilyne Scarselli

Sound Mixer : Leny Andrieux

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Technical details

Type : Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : Arabic, English, French
Coproducer countries : France (46.18%), Tunisia (20.92%), Germany (20.0%), Belgium (12.91%), Sweden
Original French-language productions : No

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Country	Distributor	Buyer	Release date	Titre local
Argentina	Zeta Films	Impacto Cine	24/02/2022	El hombre que vendió su piel
Australia	NC (Australie)		N/A	The Mano Who Sold His Skin
Austria	Filmladen		25/02/2022	Der Mann, der seine Haut verkaufte
Belarus	Kinofabrica	Ten Letters	08/08/2021	Человек, который продал свою кожу
Belgium	Cinéart		04/08/2021

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Country	Distributor	Buyer	Release date	Titre local
Argentina	Zeta Films	Impacto Cine	24/02/2022	El hombre que vendió su piel
Australia	NC (Australie)		N/A	The Mano Who Sold His Skin
Austria	Filmladen		25/02/2022	Der Mann, der seine Haut verkaufte
Belarus	Kinofabrica	Ten Letters	08/08/2021	Человек, который продал свою кожу
Belgium	Cinéart		04/08/2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Demiurg		N/A
Brazil	Pandora Filmes (Belas Artes Grupo)		07/10/2021	O homem que vendeu sua pele
Bulgaria	Art Fest		07/01/2022	Човекът, който продаде кожата си
Colombia	Cine Colombia		21/10/2021	El Hombre que Vendio su Piel
Costa Rica	Romaly		28/04/2022	El hombre que vendió su piel
Croatia	Zagreb Film Festival	Demiurg	18/11/2021	Čovjek koji je prodao svoju kožu
Denmark	Another World Entertainment APS		12/08/2021	The Man Who Sold His Skin
French-speaking Switzerland	Trigon Film		20/10/2021	L'Homme qui a vendu sa peau
German-speaking Switzerland	Trigon Film		14/10/2021	The Man Who Sold His Skin
Germany	Eksystent Filmverleih		24/02/2022	Der Mann, der seine Haut verkaufte
Greece	Neo Films		10/06/2021	Ο άνθρωπος που πούλησε το δέρμα του
Hong Kong	First Distributors		N/A
Ireland	Studio Soho Distribution		24/09/2021
Italian (Lugano)	Trigon Film		N/A	The Man Who Sold His Skin
Italy	Wanted Cinema		07/10/2021	L'uomo che vendette la sua pelle
Japan	The Klockworx Co Ltd		12/11/2021	皮膚を売った男
Kazakhstan	Meloman Entertainment	Ten Letters	01/07/2021	Человек, который продал свою кожу
Morocco	IF / Cinema Renaissance		29/10/2021	L'Homme qui a vendu sa peau
Norway	Another World Entertainment AS		01/10/2021	The Man Who Sold His Skin
Poland	Mayfly		01/10/2021	Człowiek, który sprzedał swoją skórę
Portugal	Pris Audiovisuais (ex Eco Filmes)		24/06/2021	O Homem Que Vendeu a Sua Pele
Russia	Ten Letters		24/06/2021	Человек, который продал свою кожу
Saudi Arabia	CineWaves Films		20/05/2021	The Man Who Sold His Skin
Serbia	Five Stars Film Distribution	Demiurg	26/05/2022	Čovek koji je prodao svoju kožu
Slovenia	Demiurg		27/10/2021	Mož, ki je prodal svojo kožo
South Korea	Pancinéma	Pancinéma	16/12/2021	피부를 판 남자
Spain	Surtsey Films		08/04/2022	El hombre que vendió su piel
Sweden	Folkets Bio		23/04/2021	The Man Who Sold His Skin
Taïwan	Creative Century Entertainment		29/04/2021	販膚走卒
The Netherlands	Cinéart Nederland		14/10/2021	The Man Who Sold His Skin
Tunisia	Hakka Distribution		31/03/2021	L'Homme qui a vendu sa peau
Turkey	Başka Sinema	Bir Film	13/08/2021	Derisini Satan Adam
Ukraine	Arthouse Traffic LLS	Ten Letters	14/10/2021	Людина, яка продала свою шкіру
United Kingdom	Studio Soho Distribution		24/09/2021	The Man Who Sold His Skin
Uruguay	Enec Cine		20/04/2023	El hombre que vendió su piel
USA	Samuel Goldwyn Films		02/04/2021	The Man Who Sold His Skin

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News (8)

French films at the international box office: October 2021

29 NOVEMBER 2021

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International press roundup: August 2021

02 SEPTEMBER 2021

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Selections (18)

Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris
France, 2022
Press junket (film)
FESPACO
Burkina Faso, 2021
Panorama
Zurich Film Festival
Switzerland, 2021
New World View : Tunisia
Febiofest
Czech Republic, 2021
Amnesty International Febiofest Award
Main Competition