In My Skin
Seen it?2002 | 93 min | Drama, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and sex.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After a disfiguring leg injury, a young woman develops an unsettling secret relationship with her own body in which pain is pleasure, mutilation is love and hungers of the flesh have a mind of their own.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
64% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$31K worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marina de Van
- Marina de VanEsther
- Laurent LucasVincent
- Léa DruckerSandrine
- Thibault de MontalembertDaniel
- Dominique ReymondLa cliente
- Bernard AlaneClient
- Marc RioufolHenri
- François LamottePierre
- Adrien de VanL'intern
- Alain RimouxLe pharmacien