The Man Who Sold His Skin
2020 · 104 min · Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
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Sam Ali, a Syrian young man, took refuge in Lebanon to flee the Syrian civil war. There, he meets Jeffrey Godefroi, a famous tattoo artist, who makes Mr Ali's back his canvas for a piece of work. Soon, Mr Ali becomes aliving work of art, worth an astronomical sum on the art market,l. Collectors are interested, auction goes up, human rights activists are outraged. Mr Ali must get out of the predicament he's in; the man who sold his skin.
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The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Anxiety20%
- Disturbing15%
- Inspiration10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Cast
Ziad
Sam’s mother
Hazem
William
Marc Sheen
Sam’s sister
Museum guard
Syrian policeman
Syrian policeman
Curator
Insurer
Photographer
Teacher
Christian Waltz
Christian Waltz's wife
Details
- Directed by
- Kaouther Ben Hania
- Written by
- Kaouther Ben Hania
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- Tunisia, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Qatar, Cyprus, Turkey
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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