---
title: 'The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kaouther Ben Hania'
released: '2020-09-04'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Tunisia'
  - 'Cyprus'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Turkey'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-who-sold-his-skin-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10360862/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)

2020 · 104 min · Drama, Comedy · Tunisia, Cyprus, Germany, France, Turkey, Sweden

Original title: الرجل الذي باع ظهره

## Synopsis

The Man Who Sold His Skin is a 2020 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. Its plot was inspired by Belgian contemporary artist Wim Delvoye's living work Tim (2006), which was in turn inspired by Roald Dahl's 1952 short story "Skin". It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, making the shortlist of fifteen films. In March 2021, it was nominated for the Best International Feature Film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kaouther Ben Hania](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaouther-ben-hania)
- **Screenplay:** [Kaouther Ben Hania](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaouther-ben-hania)
- **Editor:** [Marie-Hélène Dozo](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-helene-dozo)

## Cast

- [Yahya Mahayni](https://cinepixo.com/people/yahya-mahayni)
- [Monica Bellucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-bellucci)
- [Koen De Bouw](https://cinepixo.com/people/koen-de-bouw)
- [Christian Vadim](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-vadim)

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