Skin Deep

Year
2023
In co-production with
Donndorffilm, BR
Director
Alex Schaad
Screenplay
Dimitrij and Alex Schaad
Starring
Mala Emde, Dimitrij Schaad, Jonas Dassler, Maryam Zaree, Edgar Selge, Thomas Wodianka
Awards
Venice International Film Festival 2022: Queer Lion Award
, Filmfest Hamburg 2022: Hamburg Producers Award for German Cinema Productions, 
Festival de Sevilla 2022: Ocana Award to Freedom, 
Les Arcs Film Festival 2022: Prix Cineuropa
Festivals

Venice International Critics’ Week / Filmfest Hamburg / Zurich Film Festival / Braunschweig International Film Festival / Lübeck Nordic Film Days / International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg / Festival de Sevilla / Glasgow Film Festival, Filmkunstmesse Leipzig / Stockholm International Film Festival / Göteborg International Film Festival / Les Arcs Film

At first glance, Leyla and Tristan (Mala Emde, Jonas Dassler) seem like the perfect young couple. They’re traveling together to a remote island, to where Leyla’s childhood friend Stella (Edgar Selge) has invited them. However, it soon becomes clear that something mysterious is going on. Numerous couples have arrived during the final days of summer, to see the world through the eyes of someone else – some are using it to find themselves, while others are seeking escape.

Leyla and Tristan meet Fabienne und Mo (Maryam Zaree, Dimirij Schaad) over a festive dinner. They perform the ritual of exchange and experience the change in their perceptions, not to mention their behavior, their desires and their relationships. Leyla, in particular, has never been happier, she feels a sense of release and fulfilment, with a completely new outlook on life. But when she refuses to return to her old self, the situation threatens to spiral out of control…

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