'The Man Who Sold His Skin': Tunisia's dark Oscars nomination

Tunisian director and screenwriter Kaouther Ben Henia (C), producer Mohamed Habib Attia (L), and Syrian actor Yahya Mahayni, attend the first screening of her film "The man who sold his skin" in the country, in the capital Tunis

It's a troubling political fable shot with a sophisticated aesthetic, and Tunisia's first-ever Academy Award nomination: ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’. Part dark satire, part romantic drama, the film tells the story of lovelorn Syrian refugee Sam Ali (Yahya Mahayni) who is able to travel to Europe thanks to a Faustian pact. When a contemporary artist tattoos a European Schengen visa across his back, Ali finds himself able to cross international borders as a living work of art. Tunisian writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania ventured outside her native country to dive into two contrasting worlds -- of refugees and contemporary art.