• Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, TEMPS NOIR

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2013

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

Once considered the mark of outsiders, or a distinguishing feature of convicts and sailors, followed by punks and rockers, tattoos have now spread to all skins.

How did they migrate from the margin to the masses, from underground to mainstream? Tattoos have now permeated all levels of society, but what does the practice of tattooing actually convey? A remarkable investigation into the powers of tattooing.

From Los Angeles to Tokyo, Paris to Amsterdam, the film will intermix personal stories from several key characters -Lyle Tuttle, Mark Mahoney, Jack Rudy, Paul Booth, Mr Cartoon, Horiyoshi 3, Shige, Tin-Tin, Jean Paul Gauthier, Henry Rollins, Dennis Rodman, Kat Von D... ), to give viewers a better understanding of the tattoo up rising culture.