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Cold Skin

  • 2017
  • Accord parental
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
19K
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Cold Skin (2017)
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A young man arrives at a remote island to take a post of weather observer only to find himself defending the watchtower from deadly creatures which live in the island shores.A young man arrives at a remote island to take a post of weather observer only to find himself defending the watchtower from deadly creatures which live in the island shores.A young man arrives at a remote island to take a post of weather observer only to find himself defending the watchtower from deadly creatures which live in the island shores.

  • Director
    • Xavier Gens
  • Writers
    • Jesús Olmo
    • Eron Sheean
    • Albert Sánchez Piñol
  • Stars
    • Ray Stevenson
    • David Oakes
    • Aura Garrido
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Xavier Gens
    • Writers
      • Jesús Olmo
      • Eron Sheean
      • Albert Sánchez Piñol
    • Stars
      • Ray Stevenson
      • David Oakes
      • Aura Garrido
    • 202User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Ray Stevenson
    Ray Stevenson
    • Gruner
    David Oakes
    David Oakes
    • Friend
    Aura Garrido
    Aura Garrido
    • Aneris
    Winslow M. Iwaki
    • Senegalese
    John Benfield
    John Benfield
    • Captain Axel
    Ben Temple
    Ben Temple
    • Naval Official
    Iván González
    Iván González
    • New Weather Official
    Alejandro Rod
    • Portuguese
    Julien Blaschke
    • Burley Russian
    Damián Montesdeoca
    • Scotsman
    Israel Bodero
    Israel Bodero
    • Ship Crew Member #1
    Roberto Rincón Sánchez
    • Ship Crew Member #2
    • (as Roberto Rincón)
    Sussan Deyhim
    • Aneris
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Xavier Gens
    • Writers
      • Jesús Olmo
      • Eron Sheean
      • Albert Sánchez Piñol
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    User reviews202

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    8desertship-78246

    Enjoyable dark eerie movie

    A dark story of what colonialism might have been to the indigenous habitats of a newly discovered land. Wonderfully shot cinematography followed by brilliant musical score and unforgettable story. Very enjoyable.
    9Top_Dawg_Critic

    Outstanding film, almost exactly to the detail from the debut novel by Albert Sánchez Piñol

    This film will not be for everyone (hence the disappointing low rating). For starters, it's almost an exact adaptation from the Spanish (Barcelona, Spain) award wining debut novel (translated to 37 languages) by Albert Sánchez Piñol, and directed almost perfectly by Frenchman Xavier Gens.

    It is not your typical big-screen huge budget Hollywood action blockbuster with A-list actors, and thus should not be compared (as other reviews have) to The Shape of Water. Instead, it's an artistic piece shot extremely well that was written by a Spaniard and presented by a Frenchman - definitely no Hollywood here.

    The directing, cinematography, landscape, vfx/sfx and score where outstanding - near perfect. The actors (never heard of either) performed exceptionally well and were very convincing.

    Yes, there were some avoidable obvious plot issues, which was disappointing considering how great the rest of the production was. However I'm thinking that it was an editing issue and cutting scenes to get the length down to 108 mins, of which considering the slow pace, I'd be complaining on the length, yet it didn't feel that long. It could also be a screenplay adaptation issue from the two novice writers - they did squeeze in as much as they could from the novel, but maybe should have cut certain scenes shorter to fill in the blanks.

    I've read some reviewers had questions about certain things that happened. Some of those issue are answered if you stop and think why this happened and/or dig a little deeper into the meaning. Others, you will need to read the book. I did, and have nothing to question, but do understand how others who didn't read the book would have questions.

    A very impressive film, unlike any other I have seen, and needs to be appreciated for what it is, and how is was shown. Would I recommend it or see it again? Absolutely. Had better screenwriters adapted the novel, this would have been a perfect 10/10. But still is a well deserved 8.5 rounded up to a 9/10 from me.
    7Freedom060286

    Good Acting and Cinematography

    The story is somewhat interesting and keeps one's attention. But the strongest attribute of this film is the casting of two very capable British actors, David Oakes and Ray Stevenson, in the main roles. I had only seen Oakes play unlikable characters before, while Stevenson has usually been in more positive roles.

    The cinematography, which features picturesque scenes of the isolated island and the surrounding ocean, is also quite good.
    7KoolCatReviews

    Eerie and harrowing tale that will stay with you

    As an audience we feel lonely and fragile just like the main character. The movie begins as a horror but slowly turns more action orientated. Early action scenes are very good and unfortunately the get abit repetitive and aren't as good later on. I love all the question this film poses. Set in the back drop of WW1 it does't seem to have connection intill you peice it together. As there aren't many characters in the film you get to know them intimately. Character development is handled well. The CGI looks natural and effects are gratifying. This movie had me hooked and as a result I have ordered the novel it was based upon.
    6omendata

    Visually stunning and great atmosphere - Shame about the plotholes

    Great acting.

    Really novel story.

    Great visuals , landscapes, music and photography - so what could go wrong?

    The whole thing was obviously a morality tale about war and xenophobia and thats fine but the numerous plotholes and inconsistencies and unexplained-ness of the whole thing just made it look a bit silly and illogical.

    Such a shame as it grabbed the viewer right from the beginning and had a superlative atmosphere but it became slightly tedious with the unexplained attacks (was it purely xenophobic fish people?) and the just plain weirdness of the sex scenes much like many movies try to shock these days rather than entertain and it does draw similarities with Shape Of Water but sadly it is just above average when it could have been a really great film!

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    • Trivia
      It took three to eight hours per day to apply all the prosthetic make-up on Aura Garrido for her role as Aneris.
    • Goofs
      When the island is first seen through the spyglass, after his conversation with Friend, the captain orders to prepare to weigh anchor. As the ship is already moving, the order is wrong, as weighing anchor means to raise the anchor from the sea floor and hoist it on board. The correct order would be "prepare to anchor", but even then, the ship is too far away for the order to make sense.
    • Quotes

      Friend: We are on a tiny island of what we know, surrounded by an ocean of what we don't

    • Connections
      Featured in Elvis the Alien: Cosmic Horror - The Mad World of Unintelligible Terror (2022)

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 2017 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La piel fría
    • Filming locations
      • Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Babieka
      • Kanzaman
      • Ink Connection
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    • Budget
      • €8,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $737,478
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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