Skin Deep
LGBTQ+ Stories
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1h 43m
Directed by Alex Schaad • Arthouse • 2023 • Germany • German with English subtitles
Starring Mala Emde, Jonas Dassler, Dimitrij Schaad
Winner of the Queer Lion at the Venice Film Festival, "Skin Deep" subverts genre and gender as it flows between body swap thriller and intimate relationship drama. While on a retreat to try to salvage their relationship, Leyla and Tristan join another couple in a ritual to exchange bodies. What emerges is a story that embraces the endless fluid possibilities of what it means to truly love someone.
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