The Man Who Sold His Skin

The Man Who Sold His Skin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKaouther Ben Hania
Screenplay byKaouther Ben Hania
Based onTim
by Wim Delvoye
Skin
by Roald Dahl
Produced by
  • Habib Attia
  • Nadim Cheikhrouha
  • Martin Hampel
  • Thanassis Karathanos
  • Annabella Nezri
  • Andreas Rocksén
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Aoun
Edited byMarie-Hélène Dozo
Music byAmine Bouhafa
Production
companies
  • Cinétéléfilms
  • Tanit Films
  • Twenty Twenty Vision
  • Kwassa Films
  • Laika Film & Television
  • Metafora Media Production
  • Sunnyland Film
  • Film i Väst
  • VOO
  • BeTV
  • Istiqlal Films
Distributed by
  • Hakka Distribution (Tunisia)[1]
  • BAC Films (France)
  • Cinéart (Belgium)[2]
  • eksystent Filmverleih (Germany)[3]
  • Folkets Bio (Sweden)[4]
  • Bir Film (Turkey)[5]
Release date
  • 4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) (Venice)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • Tunisia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • Cyprus
Languages
  • Arabic
  • English
  • French

The Man Who Sold His Skin (Arabic: الرجل الذي باع ظهره, romanized: ar-rajul allaḏī bāʿa ẓahrahu, lit. 'The Man Who Sold His Back') is a 2020 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. Its plot was inspired by Belgian contemporary artist Wim Delvoye's living work Tim (2006),[6] which was in turn inspired by Roald Dahl's 1952 short story "Skin".[7] It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards,[8] making the shortlist of fifteen films.[9] In March 2021, it was nominated for the Best International Feature Film.[10]

It premiered in the Horizons section at the 77th Venice International Film Festival,[11] where Yahya Mahayni won the Best Actor Award.[12][13]

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  7. ^ "Een rugtatoeage in ruil voor een visum in The Man Who Sold His Skin". parool. 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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  9. ^ Davis, Clayton (9 February 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Announced in Nine Categories". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  10. ^ "The full list of 2021 Oscars nominations". The Guardian. 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Kaouther Ben Hania's 'The Man Who Sold His Skin' Scores Sales Following Middle East Premiere". Variety. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (12 September 2020). "'Nomadland' Scoops Golden Lion At Venice Film Festival – Full List Of Winnners". Deadline. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Collateral Awards of the 77th Venice Film Festival". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 11 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.