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2018 Franco-Tunisian romantic drama film
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)
  • 21 February 2018 (2018-02-21) (France)
Running time95 minutes
CountriesTunisia
France
LanguagesFrench
Arabic

Of Skin and Men (French: L'amour des hommes) is a 2017 Franco–Tunisian romantic drama film directed by Mehdi Ben Attia and co-produced by David Mathieu-Mahias and Mani Mortazavi. The film stars Hafsia Herzi with Raouf Ben Amor, Haythem Achour, and Sondos Belhassen in supporting roles. 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.

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

Cast

  • 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 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

  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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