In My Skin (2002)

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Avg Rating: 4.1 / 5. Voted: 120

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AKA: Dans Ma Peau
Year: 2002
Directed by: Marina de Van
Starring: Marina de Van (Esther), Laurent Lucas (Vincent), Lea Drucker (Sandrine)
Country: France, European Cinema
Language: French (English Subtitles)
Runtime: 01:30:42
Genres: Gore-Gruesome, Self-Harm, Scars, Cannibalism

Plot – Spoilers:
Esther is in a high pressure job that doesn’t forgive too many screwups. Her boyfriend Vincent is keen on taking their relationship further and the two are considering moving in together. Sandrine is Esther’s friend from college and recommended her for the job – the two are quite close and Sandrine often looks out for her.

So all good at this point, until one loud office party when Esther steps out for some quiet and trips on some backyard junk. She only notices a while later, that she has been cut badly. The fact that she didn’t notice the wound strikes her doctor and friends as odd, and soon this bizarre oddity sets her down a comforting path of self-mutilation. Meanwhile, her relationships with all around bear the brunt of her new obsession and she soon starts concocting wild fancies to hide her gory escapes.

In My Skin could easily have turned into a parody or another gore-fest if it weren’t for the brilliant intensity and manic eyes of Director/Actor Marina de Van. There are several moments that will stay with you long after you’re done – personal favorite is the self-cannibalized tasty little treats Esther indulges in, after a particularly unsatisfying corporate dinner.

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pipipi
pipipi
September 19, 2024 8:21 pm

not a lot can make me look away from the screen but this did not sure why though since i enjoy some self harm n cannibalism

Gore whore
Gore whore
September 12, 2024 9:14 pm

Found the characters dialogue very interesting. The girl’s appearance tho is kinda off putting but shes ugly in a good way, reminded me of may from the movie may 2002. The scene in which she started cannibalizing herself is v erotic i also the loved when she started tongue kissing her wounds I suppose she is was just enjoying tasting the blood and her flesh but id like to believe it was the other case. I wish her cutting issue was sexualized in the movie, im a bit dissapointed. Wouldve been great if there were sm1 w her to rape her wounds and fill them with cum. She looks pretty soaked in blood.

Bukowski
Bukowski
July 10, 2024 6:58 am

Boring ripoff of Splatter: Naked Blood. The dialogue is trite and the characters uninteresting. The girl was pretty, though.
Watch Naked Blood instead, it’s much better.

Joline
Joline
March 2, 2024 4:53 am

This was good, loved the gore.

marybet
marybet
April 2, 2023 3:13 am

blood is a effective makeup

Dr Harris
Dr Harris
August 29, 2022 7:12 am

A beautiful film.. one of the best in this genre by far. . . Horrific and orgasmic in equal measures.
Watched it bout twenty times and never ever get tired of it. Wonderful stuff

Andy Gator
Andy Gator
August 26, 2022 5:18 am

Eat is way better

Crushed
Crushed
June 28, 2022 7:42 pm

although i fell asleep from boredom it wasnt THAT bad

ivony
ivony
May 4, 2022 1:36 am

such a good movie, love it

SeeYouNow
SeeYouNow
January 12, 2022 1:28 am

A good movie – its the psychological downfall of a women who suffers from pressure caused by her failing job, failing relationship and failing friendship. Finally she starts to self harm in order to cope but this only makes everything worse. She starts to cut pieces out of her own flesh and preserving them in order to have something that remains stable in her life. I liked it and it has some great shots too.

Karen
Karen
August 10, 2021 1:21 am

Out of all the movies I’ve seen, this was one of them.

Doc ♥
Doc ♥
August 7, 2021 2:06 pm

Wow. We both absolutely loved this movie. Our eyes were glued to the screen. It’s hard to explain just how beautiful this movie is so watch it yourselves.

Zed Man
Zed Man
May 27, 2021 12:27 pm

Dont know why, but this film made me feel nauseous. Self harm does not normally bother me, but when they start to eat bits of themselves, its in a class of its own. The only self harm movie to make me cringe was ”Cutting Moments” by Douglas Buck. Anyone interested, you can see it on YT, but it has a few cuts. In other words, the censors make a few cuts on the cuts in the film, lmfao.

princessdestruction#8028
princessdestruction#8028
August 12, 2020 12:41 am

this movie doesn’t have a climax, but i didn’t really expect one, it’s an alright movie

Angel
Angel
July 2, 2020 2:31 am

amazing film, it dosn’t need much gore to make you feel uncomfortable. her flesh is her secret lover, i think is brilliant

Justin Price
Justin Price
June 24, 2020 3:36 am

A beautiful film. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to get into foreign horror.