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The Man Who Sold His Skin

  • 2020
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
6.5K
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The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)
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His own body turned into a living work of art and promptly exhibited in a museum, Sam, a Syrian refugee, will soon realize to have sold away more than just his skin.His own body turned into a living work of art and promptly exhibited in a museum, Sam, a Syrian refugee, will soon realize to have sold away more than just his skin.His own body turned into a living work of art and promptly exhibited in a museum, Sam, a Syrian refugee, will soon realize to have sold away more than just his skin.

  • Director
    • Kaouther Ben Hania
  • Writer
    • Kaouther Ben Hania
  • Stars
    • Yahya Mahayni
    • Dea Liane
    • Koen De Bouw
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    6.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kaouther Ben Hania
    • Writer
      • Kaouther Ben Hania
    • Stars
      • Yahya Mahayni
      • Dea Liane
      • Koen De Bouw
    • 35User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Yahya Mahayni in The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)
    Jan Dahdouh and Yahya Mahayni in The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)
    Dea Liane in The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)
    Yahya Mahayni in The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)
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    Yahya Mahayni
    Yahya Mahayni
    • Sam Ali
    Dea Liane
    • Abeer
    Koen De Bouw
    Koen De Bouw
    • Jeffrey Godefroi
    • (as Koen de Bouw)
    Darina Al Joundi
    Darina Al Joundi
    • Sam's Mother
    Christian Vadim
    Christian Vadim
    • William
    Wim Delvoye
    • Insurer
    Monica Bellucci
    Monica Bellucci
    • Soraya Waldy
    Saad Lostan
    • Ziad
    Jan Dahdouh
    • Hazem
    Marc de Panda
    Marc de Panda
    • Marc Sheen
    Najoua Zouhair
    • Sam's Sister
    Husam Chadat
    Husam Chadat
    • Adel Saadi
    Nadim Cheikhrouha
    Nadim Cheikhrouha
    • Museum Guard
    Rémi Sarmini
    • Syrian Policeman
    Mouldi Kriden
    • Syrian Policeman
    Rupert Wynne-James
    Rupert Wynne-James
    • Martin (Curator)
    Bilel Slim
    • Photographer
    Anissa Daoud
    Anissa Daoud
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    • Director
      • Kaouther Ben Hania
    • Writer
      • Kaouther Ben Hania
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    • Trivia
      While director Kaouther Ben Hania was visiting the Louvre Museum in Paris in 2012, there was a retrospective of Belgian artist Wim Delvoye. There she saw, in Napoleon III's apartments, Delvoye's Tim (2006 - 08), in which the artist had tattooed the back of Tim Steiner, who was sitting on an armchair with his shirt off displaying Delvoye's design. The piece was sold to a German art collector and Tim is contractually obliged to spend a certain amount of time, topless and sitting still, in a gallery every year. Wim Delvoye appears in the movie as the insurance guy.
    • Goofs
      When Sam Ali changes his seat at the train at 05:55, the place of the man in the back seat changes each time the camera switches between Sam and Abeer.
    • Quotes

      Sam Ali: Don't take it badly, ok? fuck you.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Filiae maestae Jerusalem, RV 638: I, 'Filiae maestae Jerusalem'
      Music by Antonio Vivaldi (uncredited)

      Conducted and Performed by Philippe Jaroussky (Audio) (p)

      Performed by Ensemble Artaserse (uncredited)

      2014 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.

    User reviews35

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    6/10
    Wasted much of its potential
    This movie had much potential to be a masterpiece, but most of this potential was lost due to bad acting and bad script.
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    • fedkad
    • May 2, 2021

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Tunisia
      • France
      • Belgium
      • Germany
      • Sweden
      • Qatar
      • Cyprus
      • Turkey
    • Official sites
      • Kwassa Films (Belgium)
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • English
      • French
      • Flemish
    • Also known as
      • El hombre que vendió su piel
    • Filming locations
      • Belgium
    • Production companies
      • Tanit Films
      • Cinétéléfilms
      • Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $227,290
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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