In My Skin

In My Skin

2002 · 93 min · FR · R · 6.0 (111 votes)
Dir. Marina de Van · Starring Marina de Van, Laurent Lucas, Léa Drucker, Thibault de Montalembert, Dominique Reymond, Bernard Alane · Music Esbjörn Svensson

Some truths cut deep.

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Esther's life is panning out nicely. She will soon move in with her boyfriend Vincent and she seems set to get a permanent position at the public relations company where she freelances. All would be fine if Esther didn't accidentally discover a piercing curiosity about her own body.

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A deeply disturbing and intimate descent into self-exploration that blurs the lines of pleasure and pain. Its raw, unflinching gaze makes for an intensely uncomfortable, yet strangely compelling, viewing experience.

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