An excellently crafted film that effectively touches upon issues of systemic oppression and the exploitation of people for selfish or political gain.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 3, 2024

The scenario, the quandaries it poses, and especially [Yahya] Mahayni’s galvanic performance [are] as indelible as the ink on Sam’s skin.

| Jul 29, 2024

The Man Who Sold His Skin is writer/director Kaouther Ben Hania’s sophomore feature, but it has the polish and strong visual vocabulary of a much more experienced filmmaker.

| Jul 25, 2023

Ben Hania’s film exposes a number of different ties that bind us, be they social, religious, political or economic.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 6, 2022

There's much in the material that lays the groundwork for inquisitive discussion and nuanced scrutinization.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 5, 2022

Too many condiments for one dish. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 18, 2022

Original, visually attractive... [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 17, 2022

The Man Who Sold His Skin gets a little too didactic with its final act messaging, but the strong central performances make the overall experience worthwhile.

| Feb 18, 2022

Actor Yahya Mahayni convincingly depicts the string of humiliations Sam Ali endures. [Full review in Spanish]

| Nov 16, 2021

Provocative and challenging, if not the most subtle piece of political commentary, the film certainly cements Kaouther Ben Hania as a name to watch in Arab cinema.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 27, 2021

The supposedly important themes of immigrants and Syria are cancelled by its naive flippancy.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 24, 2021

The Man Who Sold His Skin contains an ambitious, sophisticated and intellectually stimulating premise which is carried by a strong cast.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 22, 2021

Its metaphors are direct and a little clunky, but the stress and drama are real, and the farfetched practicalities of the premise are all address.

| Sep 14, 2021

Rarely has the West's wilful exploitation of the Middle East been so audaciously represented, or so deliciously mocked.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 30, 2021

Looks at the commoditization of suffering and the price of a human life through the eyes of a man who just wants to be with his love.

| Aug 23, 2021

A profound, cinematic curiosity that provides a daringly honest look at the world we live in.

| Jun 10, 2021

Writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania and The Man Who Sold His Skin question how often we objectify others and hold them at arm's length, even when they're not on exhibit. It's a thought-provoking and unexpectedly nuanced film.

| Jun 3, 2021

Were it not based on a true story we would believe ourselves to be watching a theatre of the absurd [Full review in Spanish]

| May 30, 2021

This once promising satire, made imperfect by a weak twist, misses the killing blow.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 18, 2021

While one can point out plenty of blemishes in the Ben Hania's picture, it does make some acute points about the inhumanity of modern merchandizing.

| Original Score: B | May 10, 2021