(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 15 - In Italy, nominated for the Oscarc there is, albeit not directly, Monica Bellucci who is in the cast of The Man Who Sold His Skin by Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, nominated for the Oscar for best international film .
The work was presented at the 77th Venice Film Festival, where it received the Orizzonti award for Best Male Interpretation awarded to Yahya Mahayni and the Oedipus Re award for inclusion. in the cast an unpublished Monica Bellucci.
The Man Who Sold His Skin is a project born from the meeting of two worlds: that of contemporary art, in particular from the work of the Belgian artist Wim Delvoye (Tim, 2006) and that of political refugees, who have to fight with an asphyxiating bureaucracy and residence permits.
The protagonist of the film, Sam Ali, is a sensitive and impulsive young Syrian who flees the war and leaves his country for Lebanon.
In order to get to Europe and live with the love of your life, agree to have your back tattooed by one of the most intriguing and sulphurous contemporary artists in the world.
By transforming his own body into a prestigious work of art, Sam ends up realizing that his decision may not mean freedom.
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