Movie

Skin of Youth

2025 · 121 min

A slow, shadowy plunge into forbidden love and criminal danger, where tenderness and brutality press against each other until something has to break.

Overview: Two young LGBTQ+ lovers in 1990s Saigon get entangled in the criminal underground and must do battle with dark forces that threaten their relationship and test the limits of their humanity.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, crime, identity, survival
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
crime
identity
survival
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild