Of Skin and Men

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.^[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
French	L'amour des hommes
Directed by	Mehdi Ben Attia
Written by	Mehdi Ben Attia Martin Drouot
Produced by	David Mathieu-Mahias Mani Mortazavi
Starring	Hafsia Herzi Raouf Ben Amor Haythem Achour Sondos Belhassen
Cinematography	Antoine Parouty
Edited by	Raphaël Lefèvre
Music by	Karol Beffa
Production companies	4 à 4 Productions Cinétéléfilms
Distributed by	Epicentre 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
Countries	Tunisia France
Languages	French 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

• 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

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.

External links

• Of Skin and Men at IMDb