Monica Bellucci shames a Syrian refugee in this clip from Kaouther Ben Hania’s drama ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin,’ which premieres at the Venice Film Festival.

The ongoing civil war in Syria, the plight of war refugees, and the intersection of First World commerce with Third World suffering are in focus in The Man Who Sold His Skin, a new feature from Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, which premieres in Venice’s Orizzonti section on Saturday.

It follows Sam Ali, a Syrian man trying to escape to rejoin his lover in Paris who finds himself stranded in Lebanon. A chance meeting with a famous American artist provides a way out. He sells his skin — letting the artist turn Ali’s back into a tattooed work of art. Suddenly, the unwanted, undocumented refugee is a hugely valuable commodity in the art market. Yahya Mahayni stars as Ali, Koen De Bouw as the famous artist, and Monica Bellucci as Soraya Waldy, a high-society gallery owner.

In the exclusive first-look clip from the film below, we meet Ali after he gatecrashes a posh art show, only to be shamed by the gallery owner (Bellucci) who thinks he is only there to freeload from the buffet.

Check out the clip from The Man Who Sold His Skin below. (c)

 

Le réalisateur Gaspar Noé et l’actrice Monica Bellucci ont présenté le film “Irréversible – Inversion intégrale” au cinéma Pathé Beaugrenelle à Paris le samedi 29 août 2020. Un film produit par Nord-Ouest Films, Eskwad, 120 Films, Les Cinémas de la Zone et StudioCanal, distribué en France par Carlotta Films et à l’international par Wild Bunch. Le film est sorti au cinéma le 26 août 2020.

Debutto ieri sera a Spoleto per ‘Maria Callas. Lettere e memorie’ con testi che Tom Volf, anche regista, e protagonista assoluta Monica Bellucci nella sua prima volta a teatro in Italia. Con risultati felici come testimonia il nostro critico Rodolfo Di Giammarco.

Video: Spoleto 63

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