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.
Audience Engagement
100 audience reviews — more than 94% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among Other Asia films.
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The 2020–2022 Other Asia Window
The Man Who Sold His Skin holds position #32 of 73 Other Asia films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Other Asia, 79 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Man Who Sold His Skin premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Other Asia films in 2021.
The 498th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
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 |