Kaouther Ben Hania is a multi-award winner Tunisian fiction and documentary director. She is known for ‘Imams go to School’ (2010), ‘Challat of Tunis’ (2014), ‘Zaineb hates the Snow ‘ (2016), and ‘Bea uty and the Dogs’ (2017). ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’, premiered in the Horizons Section at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, won the award for best actor, and was nominated for the Oscar of Best International Feature at the 93rd Academy Awards. Read More

synopsis

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 to have his back tattooe d by one of the World’s most sulfurous contemporary artists. 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. Read More

Highlights

El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt

Venice International Film Festival, Italy