A brilliant surgeon perfects synthetic skin, but his mysterious test subject holds the chilling key to his obsession.
Suspenseful and bleak. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than an R usually carries. Beyond that, a few tense moments and no jump scares.
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A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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