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Film · 2017

Cold Skin

Directed by Xavier Gens · starring Ray Stevenson, David Oakes and Aura Garrido

  • 1 h 47 min
  • Science fiction · Adventure · Thriller
  • SpainFrance
  • 5.6 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.8 Users6 votes
  • 5.3 Critics3 reviews
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Synopsis

Based in the book 'Cold Skin' by Albert Sanchez Piñol. In the years after World War I, an old irish partisan decided to get a job in a lonely island. There is only one person living there, Battis Caffó. He lives in a lighthouse and at the first time he didn't help him. After an horrible night, in which he is attacked by stranger creatures, he gets to go into the Caffo's lifehouse. Soon he will discover that Caffó have one of that stranger creatures like servant: Aneris.

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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.

The essentials

Runtime
107 min1 hour and 47 minutes
Budget
€8.5m
How long is Cold Skin?
1 hour and 47 minutes (107 minutes).
Who directed Cold Skin?
Xavier Gens.
Who is in Cold Skin?
It stars Ray Stevenson, David Oakes, Aura Garrido and John Benfield.
Where can I watch Cold Skin?
In the UK it is available free on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (10)
Director
Xavier Gens
Writers
Jesús Olmo

Videos and trailers

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'Cold Skin' Teaser Trailer 0:4413 July 2017

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 3 reviews
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What the critics say average 5.3 from 3 outlets

  • 7.0 CinemaníaToni Vall Fabulous actor work, the natural set and the sensational visual shots. A surprise. Read
  • 6.0 FotogramasMireia Mullor 'Cold Skin' is an reserved and correct adaptation of the story written by Piñol, and the most important: preserved the wishes of understanding and dialogue that we need in this contemporary world. Read
  • 3.0 La RazónCarlos Pumares The maximum that we could say is that is a very cold film. Whit a story that remembers to Robison Crusoe and Friday, two men that are refugees in a lighthouse and have to hold on the attack of… Read

Trivia

All 6 facts

  • At the first time

    In the early stages, Stellan Skarsgård was set as Gruner, while Elena Anaya was going to play Aneris.

  • Based

    The movie is based in 'La pell freda' (2002) written by Albert Sánchez Piñol.

  • Sitges

    The movie was be selected for the International Sitges Film Festival , out of contest.

  • Recorded in english

    The movie, directed by the french Xavier Gens and co-produced by Spain and France, was be recorded in english.

  • Similarity

    The film presented a big similarities with another production of the same year: 'The Shape of Water' of Guillermo del Toro.

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