Of Skin and Men (French: L'amour des hommes) is a 2017 FrancoTunisian romantic drama film directed by Mehdi Ben Attia and co-produced by David Mathieu-Mahias and Mani Mortazavi.[2] The film stars Hafsia Herzi with Raouf Ben Amor, Haythem Achour, and Sondos Belhassen in supporting roles.[3][4] The film follows the tale of young Amel who tries to find some consolation in photography after the sudden death of her husband, by selecting strangers from the streets.[5][failed verification][6]

Of Skin and Men
FrenchL'amour des hommes
Directed byMehdi Ben Attia
Written byMehdi Ben Attia
Martin Drouot
Produced byDavid Mathieu-Mahias
Mani Mortazavi
StarringHafsia Herzi
Raouf Ben Amor
Haythem Achour
Sondos Belhassen
CinematographyAntoine Parouty
Edited byRaphaël Lefèvre
Music byKarol Beffa
Production
companies
4 à 4 Productions
Cinétéléfilms
Distributed byEpicentre Films
Hakka Distribution
MAD Solutions
Release dates
  • October 2017 (2017-10) (Warsaw Film Festival)[1]
  • 21 February 2018 (2018-02-21) (France)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesTunisia
France
LanguagesFrench
Arabic

The film was shot in Tunis, Tunisia. The film made its premier on 21 February 2018 in France.[7] The film received mixed reviews from critics.[8] In 2017 at the Warsaw International Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Grand Prix award for the International Competition.

Cast

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  • Hafsia Herzi as Amel
  • Raouf Ben Amor as Taïeb, the father-in-law
  • Haythem Achour as Sami, Amel's intellectual lover
  • Sondos Belhassen as Souad, Taïeb's wife
  • Karim Ait M'Hand as Rabah, a young plebeen[check spelling] photographed by Amel
  • Oumayma Ben Hafsia as Kaouther
  • Rochdi Belgasmi as Aïssa, Kaouther's boyfriend
  • Abdelhamid Nawara as Mouldi, hairdresser photographed by Amel
  • Nasreddine Ben Maati as Kaïs
  • Férid Boughedir as Moustapha
  • Nawel Ben Kraiem as Lilia
  • Ghanem Zrelli
  • Samia Rhaiem
  • Djaouida Vaughan

References

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  1. ^ "33 Warsaw Film Festival" (PDF). wff.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ AlloCine. "L'Amour des hommes" (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. ^ "Of Skin and Men (2016)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  4. ^ "Of Skin and Men". loco-films (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  5. ^ Filmstarts. "L'Amour des hommes" (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  6. ^ "Filme aus Afrika: Film-Details". www.filme-aus-afrika.de. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  7. ^ Nauth, Julia (2020-07-13). "Of Skin and Men". Middle East - Topics & Arguments. 14: 137–141. doi:10.17192/meta.2020.14.8274. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  8. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (2018-03-05). "'Of Skin and Men' ('L'Amour des hommes'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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