Skin Deep movie storyline. At first glance, Leyla (Mala Emde) and Tristan (Jonas Dassler) seem like a happy couple. Together they travel to a remote island where Leyla’s childhood friend Stella (Edgar Selge) invited them. As soon as you arrive, it becomes clear that mysterious things are happening here. Numerous couples come together in the last days of summer to see the world through another person’s eyes.
At a festive dinner, Leyla and Tristan meet Fabienne (Maryam Zaree) and Mo (Dimitrij Schaad). They perform the exchange ritual together and experience what it feels like to live in another body. Leyla in particular is happy and filled with a completely new attitude to life. However, when she refuses to return to her old self, the situation spirals out of control…
Skin Deep (German-language title Aus Meiner Haut) is a science fiction romance film by Alex Schaad that premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2022 and was released in German cinemas in early February 2023. The film tells the story of a couple who try to save their difficult relationship and go to an island to swap bodies with other people.
Skin Deep (2024)
Aus Meiner Haut
Directed by: Alex Schaad
Starring: Mala Emde, Jonas Dassler, Dimitrij Schaad, Maryam Zaree, Thomas Wodianka, Edgar Selge, Adam Bousdoukos, Selma Poyraz, Louise von Plessen, Alex Schaad, Katharina Schaad
Screenplay by: Alex Schaad, Dimitrij Schaad
Cinematography by: Ahmed El Nagar
Film Editing by: Franziska Koeppel
Music by: Richard Ruzicka
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Kino Lorber
Release Date: February 2, 2024
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