Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s new movie is about an arrogant European artist who tattoos a Syrian man's back, essentially turning the man's body into artwork.
The man, as a commodity, is able to travel the world freely to be in art galleries, something as a simple human with a Syrian passport he couldn’t do. Seems unlikely? It’s based on a true story.
But Ben Hania is not really interested in the political statement aspect of this unlikely stunt. Instead, she looks at what this would do to a human-being, to the man's self-esteem, his relationships, and the turns his life takes. It's a fascinating movie.
Genre: Drama
Actor: Anissa Daoud, Christian Vadim, Darina Al Joundi, Husam Chadat, Ingo Brosch, Koen De Bouw, Monica Bellucci, Najoua Zouhair, Patrick Albenque, Rupert Wynne-James
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania