In My Mother's Skin (2023)

Directed by

Kenneth Dagatan

Genre

horror film

Country

Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

18

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl in World War II Philippines cares for her dying mother. She encounters a flesh-eating fairy that offers help but with sinister intentions.

tenseunsettlingslow-burndarkcreepymelancholicvisually lushfolk horror

What happens

In My Mother's Skin is a 2023 folk horror film written and directed by Kenneth Dagatan. It stars Beauty Gonzalez, Felicity Kyle Napuli, James Mavie Estrella, Angeli Bayani, Ronnie Lazaro, Arnold Reyes, Noel Sto. Domingo and Jasmine Curtis-Smith. Set during World War II, the film's plot follows a young girl who, while tending to her dying mother, becomes acquainted with a flesh-eating fairy. The film premiered at Sundance as part of the festival's "Midnight" section on January 21, 2023, It is the only non-English-language film in the section. Amazon Studios acquired the global rights to the film, marking its first acquisition of the festival, and was made available to stream worldwide on Prime Video on October 12, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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