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Cold Skin exerts a strong visual pull, even if all that icy atmosphere isn't a truly satisfying substitute for a story that dares to go somewhere different. Read critic reviews

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On the edge of the Antarctic Circle, a ship approaches a desolate island, far from all shipping lanes. On board is a young man who is on his way to assume the post of weather observer and live in solitude at the end of the earth. He finds no trace of the man he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name. For the next twelve months, his entire world will consist of a deserted cabin, trees, rocks, silence and the surrounding sea.
  • Genre:
    horror, mystery and thriller
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Xavier Gens
  • Producer:
    Mark Albela, Denise O'Dell
  • Writer:
    Jesús Olmo, Eron Sheean
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Production Co:
    Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Ray Stevenson
Gruner
David Oakes
Friend
Aura Garrido
Aneris
John Benfield
Captain Axel
Iván González
New Weather Official
Ben Temple
Naval Official
Xavier Gens
Director
Jesús Olmo
Screenwriter
Eron Sheean
Screenwriter
Mark Albela
Producer
Denise O'Dell
Producer
Orlando Pedregosa
Executive Producer
Denis Pedregosa
Executive Producer
Gregoire Melin
Executive Producer
Jose Magan
Executive Producer
Daniel Aranyo
Cinematographer
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  • Somehow [Gens] turns the vacation destination of Lanzarote into the ends of the Earth, and you'll feel that chill on your soul.

    September 6, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Richard Whittaker

    Austin Chronicle

  • Cold Skin doesn't have anywhere satisfying to go or anything fresh to say.

    August 1, 2018 | Full Review…

    Kristy Puchko

    Pajiba

  • The actors... invest their roles with conviction and craft, even if the story ultimately doesn't quite reward such seriousness of approach.

    July 26, 2018 | Full Review…

    Dennis Harvey

    Variety

  • It feels more like a consequence of cut-rate, copy-and-paste computer effects.

    July 19, 2018 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

    David Ehrlich

    indieWire

  • Cold Skin is a beautiful dark film that feels like it unfortunately is missing something story-wise for it all to be absolutely fascinating. The acting and practical effects show great talent ...

    April 11, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

    Emilie Black

    Cinema Crazed

  • It is doomed to lie in that limbo of productions that, despite having a good number of elements in its favor, can fall into a sad oblivion fueled by its lack of "ground". [Full Review in Spanish]

    August 8, 2019 | Full Review…

    Víctor López G.

    Espinof
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