The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)

Inspired by Wim Delvoye’s work Tim, Yahya Mahayni is a Syrian refugee who in desperation to reunite with the love of his life, agrees to become a living work of art by having a Schengen visa tattooed onto his back. By becoming something other than just human, he is allowed to travel in ways he was later afforded, but it is not long at all before he discovers he has made a deal with the devil and signed away the majority of his life in the process. It’s a dark, depressing look into the hopelessness that can be found in the experiences of poor refugees, being primed for exploitation byt the better off, which is unfortunately let down by a too-convenient ending.

Oscar Nomination: Best International Feature Film