New UK Poster For Oscar Nominated The Man Who Sold His Skin

Kaouther Ben Hania‘s Oscar nominated The Man Who Sold His Skin will get a UK cinema release next month. To push the upcoming release, Studio Soho Distribution have released a Film Poster.

The bold and provocative film received worldwide critical acclaim including a Best International Film nomination at this year’s Academy Awards – the first Tunisian film ever to be nominated – an Orizzonti Award for Best Actor for Yahya Mahayni and a Edipo Re for Inclusion Award both at the Venice International Film Festival.

Mahayni leads the cast as a one time Syrian refugee who decides to turn his body into a work of art. He is exhibited in a museum who realises he’s sold off more than just his body

Studio Soho Distribution a few weeks ago released the film’s UK Trailer, if you missed it, watch it below…

The Man Who Sold His Skin tells the story of Sam Ali, a sensitive but impulsive young Syrian man who is forced to leave his country for Lebanon to escape the war. In order to travel to Europe to be with the love of his life, he agrees to have his back tattooed by one of the world’s most sulphurous contemporary artists. By turning his body into a prestigious piece of art, Sam finds himself held captive to the whims of the artist and the art world, proving his decision might mean anything but the freedom he so fiercely sought.

The Man Who Sold His Skin takes a profound look at the value of human life and the acts of objectification and exploitation used as a promise of so-called freedom. Based on real events, The Man Who Sold His Skin also examines the art industry as well as the life and struggles of a refugee.

The film also stars Dea Liane, Monica Bellucci and Koen De Bouw.

The Man Sold His Skin will get a UK cinema release from 24th September.