Skin

Skin

2008 · 85 min · EN · 6.4 (19 votes)
Dir. Hanro Smitsman · Starring John Buijsman, Chris Comvalius, Guus Dam, Robert de Hoog, Lukas Dijkema, Sylvia Poorta

Hatred Was His Way Out

DramaHistoryFamily

In the late Seventies, a Dutch teenager named Frankie, who is the son of a holocaust survivor, lives in a working class area in Holland. Frankie’s mother is taken to hospital in a terminal condition, causing a bigger rift between him and his father. This leads to Frankie becoming the interest of the local Nazi skinhead group.

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A raw, unflinching look at a troubled youth navigating prejudice and family strife in the gritty Dutch underbelly of the 70s. It's a somber, tense experience that digs deep into the psychological impact of hate and belonging.

grittyharrowingsombertensesteadysocial realismperiod dramacharacter studyracismidentityfamilytrauma
psychopath1970sbased on true storyracism
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