The concept of a person being kidnapped, accused of having committed a heinous crime and then interrogated, where the audience is not sure whether that person really is guilty or not, is unfortunately less common in movies than it should be (in my opinion), but it has been done before.
Two great examples are Roman Polanski's DEATH AND THE MAIDEN(1994), where a victim of kidnapping, torture and rape by a South American government interrogates who she believes to be her tormentor, and HARD CANDY (2005) where a precocious 14-year old girl interrogates a sexual predator on whether he killed one of his past victims.
SHEEP SKIN follows this concept but adds potentially a supernatural twist: here, the brother of the victim of a brutal animal attack kidnaps and interrogates a man whom he believes to be a werewolf that killed his sister.
On the face of it, the premise is a little hard to swallow, but writer/director Kurt Spieler skillfully creates a context where not only the idea that a group of people might believe such a thing is rendered plausible, but even some genuine questions arise on whether that might actually be true.
In this kind of a movie, the acting is particularly important because the audience is forced to question the motives of the parties involved. Fortunately, the cast does fine, with the leader of the kidnapping group being the standout.
The story itself has a few twists that complicate matters and keep audience interest. The low budget shows itself only toward the end, but is not too distracting.
Fans of interrogation thrillers and horror films that are different will appreciate this work the most.
