The Man Who Sold His Skin 2021
“What price would you pay for freedom?”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 104 minutes
- Director
- Kaouther Ben Hania
- Networks
- Tanit Films, Cinétéléfilms, Kwassa Films
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
What is The Man Who Sold His Skin?
Topic: Film "The Man Who Sold His Skin" (2021). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2021
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 104 minutes
- Release date
- Mar 15, 2021
- Original language
- AR
- Origin
- Germany, Belgium, France, Sweden, Tunisia
- Studios
- Tanit Films, Cinétéléfilms, Kwassa Films
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.5/10 from 155 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~104 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Tanit Films, Cinétéléfilms, Kwassa Films
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Topic: Film "The Man Who Sold His Skin" (2021).
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Title: The Man Who Sold His Skin
Year: 2021
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1h 44m
US Release Date: 04/02/2021
Protagonist: Sam Ali, a Syrian refugee.
Plot: Sam Ali accepts to have his back tattooed by a sulfurous contemporary artist to be able to travel to Europe and find the love of his life. By doing so, he becomes a precious work of art.
Question posed in source: What price would you pay for freedom?
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Should you watch it?
“A Syrian refugee transforms his own body into a living art piece to secure his freedom.”
- Explores the ethical boundaries between human rights and artistic ownership.
- Features a unique, high-concept premise centered on the commodification of the human body.
- Earned an Academy Award nomination for Best International Feature Film.
- The film deals with heavy, complex themes regarding the refugee experience that may be emotionally challenging.
Watch it if you enjoy thought-provoking dramas that critique the intersection of global politics and the elite art world.
The film maintains a serious and dramatic tone throughout its 104-minute runtime, suitable for mature audiences interested in social and artistic critique.
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Is The Man Who Sold His Skin worth watching?
The film is highly regarded, having received an Academy Award nomination for Best International Feature Film.
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The film has a total runtime of one hour and forty-four minutes.
Is this a television series?
No, it is a feature-length drama film released in 2020 and 2021.
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