The Man Who Sold His Skin

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The Man Who Sold His Skin

"What price would you pay for freedom?"

2021

1h 44m

6.5(134 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

35 members

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Yahya Mahayni

Sam Ali

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Dea Liane

Abeer

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Koen De Bouw

Jeffrey Godefroi

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Monica Bellucci

Soraya Waldy

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Saad Lostan

Ziad

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Darina Al Joundi

Sam’s mother

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Jan Dahdouh

Hazem

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Christian Vadim

William

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Marc de Panda

Marc Sheen

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Najoua Zouhair

Sam’s sister

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Husam Chadat

Adel Saadi

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Nadim Cheikhrouha

Museum guard

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Rémi Sarmini

Syrian policeman

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Mouldi Kriden

Syrian policeman

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Rupert Wynne-James

Curator

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Wim Delvoye

Insurer

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Bilel Slim

Photographer

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Anissa Daoud

Teacher

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Patrick Albenque

Christian Waltz

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Stacy Devorzon

Christian Waltz's wife

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Montassar Alaya

Mahmoud

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Ingo Brosch

Auctioneer

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Maïa Foreman

Jeffrey video presentress

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Adrienne Mei Irving

TV journalist

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Dana Al Hajji

Journalist

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Alexandre Charlet

Journalist

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Jacques Germain

Judge

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Ichraq Matar

Exhibition hostess

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Raoudha Baccouche

Abeer's mother

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Hussin Ali

Train singer

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Khalil Ben Hania

Sam's nephew

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Lilia Attia

Girl in museum

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Fayçal Hassaĭri

Mr. Choucair

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Saer Mussa

Policeman voice

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Nisrine Raphal

Flight attendant voice

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