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Skin

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In a small supermarket in a blue-collar town, a black man smiles at a white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment forces racial tensions to the breaking point and sends two gangs into a ruthless war.

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Peter Debruge Variety Feb 23, 2019
A stunner from Israeli director Guy Nattiv, although it stacks the deck so outrageously against a bunch of racist white neo-Nazis that it's hard to take seriously at times. Go to Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat Feb 19, 2019
7/10
Skin tells a solid story with an effective ending. Go to Full Review Lisa Jensen Good Times Santa Cruz Feb 19, 2019
Explores deeply ingrained racism and its consequences in a manner better suited to The Twilight Zone. Go to Full Review Glenn Heath Jr. San Diego CityBeat Feb 19, 2019
Simplifies a ripped-from-the-headlines tragedy, but at least has a sense of it's own ridiculousness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steven F. @SteveGotScored Apr 8, 2026 One of the best short movies I’ve ever seen! See more Jimmy D. @beave27 Feb 15, 2026 Great short film. Crazy how people’s views can be damaging on both sides. See more Tony C @TonyChopper Dec 5, 2025 You just can tell that movie was made at top of the woke are buzzwords and lazy writing everywhere. See more Aug 10, 2021 a powerful, unsettling yet greatly acted short film, 10/10 See more Aug 4, 2019 Very good. Strong powerful message. See more Mar 20, 2019 This is one of the most tone deaf pieces of garbage I've seen in recent memory. Actors were all pretty on point and it was actually filmed quite well but good God that "make up" looked ridiculous. The suspension of disbelief needed for this is other worldly. Everything down from taking a man's child on a kidnapping to somehow accomplishing that task all in one night. I think the goal was to show how parenting can affect youth, but it ended up coming off as "Hey, there's black people that are just as fucked as Nazis" Terrible plot, subtlety is nowhere to be seen, its cartoonish and relies on characters making stupid decisions the whole way to get through this "plot". Possibly the worst film to ever win an oscar. BUT. I did have an amazing laugh at this and would still recommend everyone see it. Watched it three times and laughed everytime. It's now posted on YouTube! See more Read all reviews
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Guy Nattiv

Director

Jonathan Tucker

Jeffrey

Michael Villar

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Ashley Thomas

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Katie Ryan

April

Danielle Macdonald

Christa
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Movie Info

Synopsis In a small supermarket in a blue-collar town, a black man smiles at a white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment forces racial tensions to the breaking point and sends two gangs into a ruthless war.
Director
Guy Nattiv
Producer
Andrew Carlberg, Tim Harms, Guy Nattiv, Jaime Ray Newman
Screenwriter
Sharon Maymon, Guy Nattiv
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2019
Runtime
20m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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