| Skin Deep | |
|---|---|
| German | Aus meiner Haut |
| Directed by | Alex Schaad |
| Written by | Alex Schaad Dimitrij Schaad |
| Produced by | Tobias Walker Philipp Worm |
| Starring | Jonas Dassler Mala Emde Dimitrij Schaad Maryam Zaree Thomas Wodianka |
| Cinematography | Ahmed El Nagar |
| Edited by | Franziska Köppel |
| Music by | Richard Ruzicka |
Production company | Walker Worm Film |
| Distributed by | X Verleih AG Kino Lorber |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Skin Deep (German: Aus meiner Haut) is a German psychological science fiction drama film, directed by Alex Schaad and released in 2022.[1] The film stars Jonas Dassler and Mala Emde as Tristan and Leyla, a couple who are trying to work through their relationship difficulties by travelling to an island that offers temporary body swaps with other people to see the world through different eyes.[2]
They are initially paired with Mo (Dimitrij Schaad) and Fabienne (Maryam Zaree), with Leyla happy in a different woman's body, but after Tristan aborts the swap due to his inability to perform as a musician in Mo's body, Leyla is instead offered the opportunity to swap bodies with Roman (Thomas Wodianka), a gay man grieving the recent death of his partner; however, she finds even greater happiness inhabiting Roman's body, thus raising the questions of whether Tristan can still love her in a male form and whether she's even willing to give Roman back his own body when the swap is due to end.[3]
The cast also includes Edgar Selge, Adam Bousdoukos, Selma Poyraz and Louise von Plessen in supporting roles.