Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSamuel Goldwyn Films has picked up the U.S. rights for “The Man Who Sold His Skin,” Tunisia’s short-listed entry for the international feature film Oscar.
The film is represented in international markets by Paris-based Bac Films.“The Man Who Sold His Skin” stars Yahya Mahayni as Sam, a Syrian man who decides to have a large Schengen visa, the document he desperately needs to enter Europe, tattooed on his back by a famous artist, thus becoming a human artwork to be exhibited in a Brussels museum.
Turning his own body into a prestigious piece of art, Sam will come to realize that his decision might actually mean anything but freedom.The film world premiered at Venice, where it won the best actor award.
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