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Skin

2011 · 8 min

A short, unsettling what-if that turns a body change into a wry, uneasy fable you watch with a squirm.

Directed by
Daniele Lince
Genres
Drama, Science fiction
Starring
Andrea Robbiano, Elena Forlino, Silvia Bisio
Overview
One morning, after nightmares and restless sleep, a man finds out he has a dark-skinned arm. His doctor explains that a skin mutation is in progress…

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Directed by
Daniele Lince
Genres
Drama, Science fiction
Starring
Andrea Robbiano, Elena Forlino, Silvia Bisio
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • race
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror3
Humour4
Realism5
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, science fiction
Directed by
Daniele Lince
Written by
Daniele Lince
Starring
Andrea Robbiano, Elena Forlino, Silvia Bisio, Patrizia Leardi, Stefano Iacono, Alberto Contardi, Laura Gualtieri, Agnese Parodi
Cinematography
Sara Fenu
Runtime
8 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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