Synopsis
الرجل الذي باع ظهره
“What price would you pay for freedom?”
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.
The 2020–2022 Other Asia Window
73 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Man Who Sold His Skin sits at position #32.
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The 2020s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Man Who Sold His Skin premiered. 79 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #231 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #175 of 356 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Germany, Belgium, France, Sweden, Tunisia |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Spoken Languages | Arabic, English, French |
| Production Companies | Tanit Films, Cinétéléfilms, Kwassa Films, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, Laika Film & Television |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | March 15, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt10360862 |