The Man Who Sold His Skin

The Man Who Sold His Skin

104 mins | Drama | March 15, 2021

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.

The Man Who Sold His Skin

104 mins | Drama | March 15, 2021

The Man Who Sold His Skin
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Laika Film & Television, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH, Cinétéléfilms, Tanit Films, Kwassa Films
Original title الرجل الذي باع ظهره
Directors Kaouther Ben Hania
Writers Kaouther Ben Hania

Cast

Yahya Mahayni

as Sam Ali

Dea Liane

as Abeer

Koen De Bouw

as Jeffrey Godefroi

Monica Bellucci

as Soraya Waldy

Saad Lostan

as Ziad

Darina Al Joundi

as Sam’s mother

Jan Dahdouh

as Hazem

Christian Vadim

as William

Marc de Panda

as Marc Sheen

Najoua Zouhair

as Sam’s sister

Husam Chadat

as Adel Saadi

Nadim Cheikhrouha

as Museum guard

Rémi Sarmini

as Syrian policeman

Mouldi Kriden

as Syrian policeman

Rupert Wynne-James

as Curator

Wim Delvoye

as Insurer

Bilel Slim

as Photographer

Anissa Daoud

as Teacher

Patrick Albenque

as Christian Waltz

Stacy Devorzon

as Christian Waltz's wife

Montassar Alaya

as Mahmoud

Ingo Brosch

as Auctioneer

Maïa Foreman

as Jeffrey video presentress

Adrienne Mei Irving

as TV journalist

Dana Al Hajji

as Journalist

Alexandre Charlet

as Journalist

Jacques Germain

as Judge

Ichraq Matar

as Exhibition hostess

Raoudha Baccouche

as Abeer's mother

Hussin Ali

as Train singer

Khalil Ben Hania

as Sam's nephew

Lilia Attia

as Girl in museum

Fayçal Hassaĭri

as Mr. Choucair

Saer Mussa

as Policeman voice

Nisrine Raphal

as Flight attendant voice