Sam Ali, a young sensitive and impulsive Syrian, left his country for Lebanon to escape the war. To be able to travel to Europe and live with the love of his life, he accepts that one of the contemporary artists tattoos his back. Turning his own body into a prestigious piece of art, Sam will however come to realize that his decision might actually mean anything but freedom.
- Country:
- Tunis Tunisia, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, 2020
- Genre:
- Drama / Drama
- Group:
- Main Competition
- Duration:
- 104’
- Director:
- Kaouther Ben Hania
- Screenplay:
- Kaouther Ben Hania
- Cast:
- Yahya Mahayni, Dea Liane, Monica Bellucci, Koen de Bouw, Darina Al Joundi, Christian Vadim
- Festivals:
- 2020 – Venecija, Tokio, Stokholm, El Guna, Kolkata / Venice Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, El Gouna Film Festival, Kolkata International Film Festival 2021 – Sofija / Sofia International Film Festival
- Cinematography:
- Christopher Aoun
- Editing:
- Marie-Hélène Dozo
- Music:
- Amine Bouhafa
- Producers:
- Nadim Cheikhrouha, Habib Attia, Annabella Nezri, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Andreas Rocksen
- Production:
- Cinétéléfilms, Tanit Films, Twenty Twenty Vision, Kwassa Films, Laika Film & Television
- Distributer:
- Five Stars
Filmography:2020 The Man Who Sold His Skin / Čovek koji je prodao svoju kožu
2017 Aala Kaf Ifrit / Beauty and the Dogs
2016 Zaineb Takrahou Ethelj / Zaineb Hates the Snow (Documentary)
2013 Le Challat de Tunis / Challat of Tunis
2010 Les imams vont à l'école / Imams go to School (Documentary) - Awards:
2020 - Venecija - nagrada za najboljeg glumca (Jahja Mahajni) u programu “Horizonti”; El Guna - najbolji arapski film; Stokholm - najbolji scenario / Venice Film Festival, Horizons Award for Best Actor (Yahya Mahayni); El Gouna - Best Arab Film; Stockholm Film Festival - Best Screenplay
Showing
Time: 14:00
Price: 300 RSD
Kombank dvorana, Hall 1
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Cineplexx Galerija Belgrade - Hall 3
Time: 11:00
Price: 250 RSD
Cineplexx Galerija Belgrade - Hall 3
KOTER BEN HANIJA / KAOUTHER BEN HANIA
Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania (1977) studied cinema in Tunisia and then in Paris - Femis and la Sorbonne. Her film The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020), premiered at Venice Film Festival and won the best actor Horizons award. Her previous film Beauty and the Dogs, premiered at Cannes Film Festival official selection Un Certain Regard in 2017, won the Best Sound Creation Award and was distributed in many countries. Challat of Tunis, her first feature, opened the ACID section at Cannes Film Festival 2014 and was widely distributed. Her second documentary Zaineb Hates the Snow premiered at Locarno Film Festival 2016 and won several awards. Imams go to School, her first documentary premiered at IDFA 2010.
An art-world satire featuring a tattooed living canvas makes for a wild ride in this movie.
Sarah Ward, Screen Daily
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