The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020) May 2026

Sam quickly realizes the toll of being an object for elite consumption, as he is gawked at, bought, and sold by wealthy collectors. Key Themes

The story centers on (Yahya Mahayni), a young Syrian man who flees to Lebanon after a political misunderstanding leads to his arrest. Desperate to reunite with his fiancée, Abeer (Dea Liane), who has moved to Brussels, Sam accepts a "Faustian bargain" from Jeffrey Godefroi (Koen De Bouw), a world-famous, provocative contemporary artist. The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)

By becoming a "commodity," Sam gains the legal freedom to travel that he lacked as a human refugee. He is shipped to Belgium to be exhibited as a silent, live installation in art galleries. Sam quickly realizes the toll of being an