The Man Who Sold His Skin
- 2020
- 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
7.3K
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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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 12 nominations total
Koen De Bouw
- Jeffrey Godefroi
- (as Koen de Bouw)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaWhile 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.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Oscars (2021)
- SoundtracksFiliae 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.
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This movie forced me to start writing reviews
YES! "The Man Who Sold His Skin" left me with so many answers to gut hunches I had about the businness of art and how it steals peoples souls. This is a story driven movie, simple filming some amazing shots and locations, economic dialogue that required some of the most intense acting from Yahya Mahani. This brothers abilty to show emotion was so thorough that I actually felt what he was going through. Such a powerful perfomance that I had to come on here and tell people of this movie. I have never seen or heard a story like this. A must see for REAL movie fans who need more then watching blind entertainment. I found this while searching tattoos.
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- Jul 12, 2021
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- Also known as
- El hombre que vendió su piel
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- €2,230,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $227,290
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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