"The man who sold his back" did it ... on the Oscars shortlist
Monica Bellucci is one of the highlights of the movie.
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The American Academy of Film Arts and Sciences, which awarded the Oscar, announced the short list of films competing for the best foreign-language film award, which included 15 films, including "The Man Who Sold His Back" by Tunisian director Kawthar Ben Haneya.
The director wrote on her Facebook page in English, "Yes, we did it ... we got to the 2021 Oscars shortlist. Thank you to everyone who loved (the man who sold his back)."
The film starring the Syrian Yahya Maheeni, the French Dia Lien, the Belgian Queen Di Pau and the Italian Monica Bellucci, and participated during 2020 in several film festivals, whether held on the ground or virtually, including the Venice Festival in Italy and the El Gouna Festival in Egypt.
The film deals with the story of a Syrian immigrant who left his country to escape from the war to Lebanon hoping to travel from him to Europe where the girl he loves lives, and for that, he accepts that one of the most famous contemporary artists draws a tattoo for him to turn his body into a masterpiece, but then realizes that he has lost His freedom again because of the decision he made.
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