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Knives and Skin (2019)

Knives and Skin poster
Directed by
Jennifer Reeder
Genre
thriller film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
16
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A high school student disappears from a small Midwest town. The story follows the townspeople as they deal with the loss and uncover secrets.

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What happens

Knives and Skin is a 2019 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Jennifer Reeder. Set in an unnamed small town in the American Midwest, the film centers on the disappearance of high school student Carolyn Harper (Raven Whitley), and explores its effect on the townspeople. The film's cast also includes Ty Olwin, Marika Engelhardt, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Tim Hopper, Audrey Francis, Grace Smith, James Vincent Meredith, Robert T. Cunningham, Kayla Carter and Kate Arrington. It premiered at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, and had its American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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