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The Man Who Sold His Skin
The Man Who Sold His Skin

The Man Who Sold His Skin

What price would you pay for freedom?

Genres

Drama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.621/10

Release Date

15 March 2021

Country

Germany

Cast

Yahya Mahayni

Yahya Mahayni

Sam Ali

Dea Liane

Dea Liane

Abeer

Koen De Bouw

Koen De Bouw

Jeffrey Godefroi

Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci

Soraya Waldy

Saad Lostan

Saad Lostan

Ziad

Darina Al Joundi

Darina Al Joundi

Sam’s mother

Jan Dahdouh

Jan Dahdouh

Hazem

Christian Vadim

Christian Vadim

William

Marc de Panda

Marc de Panda

Marc Sheen

Najoua Zouhair

Najoua Zouhair

Sam’s sister

Husam Chadat

Husam Chadat

Adel Saadi

Nadim Cheikhrouha

Nadim Cheikhrouha

Museum guard

Rémi Sarmini

Rémi Sarmini

Syrian policeman

Mouldi Kriden

Mouldi Kriden

Syrian policeman

Rupert Wynne-James

Rupert Wynne-James

Curator

Wim Delvoye

Wim Delvoye

Insurer

Bilel Slim

Bilel Slim

Photographer

Anissa Daoud

Anissa Daoud

Teacher

Patrick Albenque

Patrick Albenque

Christian Waltz

Stacy Devorzon

Stacy Devorzon

Christian Waltz's wife

Montassar Alaya

Montassar Alaya

Mahmoud

Ingo Brosch

Ingo Brosch

Auctioneer

Maïa Foreman

Maïa Foreman

Jeffrey video presentress

Adrienne Mei Irving

Adrienne Mei Irving

TV journalist

Dana Al Hajji

Dana Al Hajji

Journalist

Alexandre Charlet

Alexandre Charlet

Journalist

Jacques Germain

Jacques Germain

Judge

Ichraq Matar

Ichraq Matar

Exhibition hostess

Raoudha Baccouche

Raoudha Baccouche

Abeer's mother

Hussin Ali

Hussin Ali

Train singer

Khalil Ben Hania

Khalil Ben Hania

Sam's nephew

Lilia Attia

Lilia Attia

Girl in museum

Fayçal Hassaĭri

Fayçal Hassaĭri

Mr. Choucair

Saer Mussa

Saer Mussa

Policeman voice

Nisrine Raphal

Nisrine Raphal

Flight attendant voice

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