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In Her Skin

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Consumed with self-loathing, nineteen year old Caroline covets, stalks, abducts then murders fifteen year old Rachel Barber whom she considers "perfect". Rachel's disappearance triggers an electric reaction from her parents and her boyfriend.
  • Starring: Guy Pearce, Sam Neill
  • Directed by: Simone North
  • Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
  • Release year: 2011
  • Studio: IFC Films
 
  
 
 

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Synopsis: Consumed with self-loathing, nineteen year old Caroline covets, stalks, abducts then murders fifteen year old Rachel Barber whom she considers "perfect". Rachel's disappearance triggers an electric reaction from her parents and her boyfriend.
Starring: Guy Pearce, Sam Neill
Supporting actors: Miranda Otto, Ruth Bradley
Directed by: Simone North
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
Release year: 2011
Studio: IFC Films
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong disturbing violence, some sexuality, nudity and language
ASIN: B005DD7K7U (Rental) and B005DD7Q5G (Purchase)
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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: Feburary 11, 2011
  • MPAA: Rated R for strong disturbing violence, some sexuality, nudity and language
  • Production Company: Liberty Films International, Screen Australia
  • Filming Locations: Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Queensland, Australia
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Terrifying Mystery from Australia, August 14, 2011
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Simone North has written and directed this film which opens with the statement `The is a true story' of a kidnapping and murder of a 15 year old girl in Australia. North tells her story quietly until the brutality intercepts the horror of the incident reported: the film at that point becomes a visual reenactment of a nightmare of a broken mind.

The Barber family appears to be a tender loving ensemble. Mr Barber (Guy Pearce, in a very subdued role) and Mrs Barber (Miranda Otto) are the proud parents of Rachel (Kate Bell), a beautiful and talented dancer who is studying ballet with her boyfriend Manni (Khan Chittendon): the scenes of these two beautiful young people dancing are elegant and sensual at once.

The story jumps backward five years where we meet the babysitter for the Barbers, a strange girl named Caroline Reid (Ruth Bradley) who has severe psychotic problems and is unable to be controlled by her father (Sam Neill).

Back in the present Rachel and Manni have been at dance class but Rachel does not meet her father at the train, and soon it becomes obvious that Rachel is missing. Both the barbers panic and post signs of Rachel all over the city, doing their own detective work because the authorities refuse to treat the missing Rachel as anything but a runaway child. Slowly we discover the role of Caroline in the mystery. Caroline's psychosis includes self-mutilation and self loathing of her overweight body and clumsy appearance. She longs to look like and have the elegance of Rachel. How Caroline uses Rachel to achieve her dreams is the creepy ending to this forceful film.

Each of the actors is excellent but it is a tour de force for Ruth Bradley who gives evidence of a talent to watch. Not a film for the weak of heart but definitely a film that explores the machinations of a sick mind longing for a different identity. Grady Harp, August 11
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1.0 out of 5 stars Sickening., August 7, 2011
This review is from: In Her Skin (Amazon Instant Video)
This is a brutal, disturbing and horrifying film with no redeeming value. I wish I hadn't watched it. I read an article where the parents of the murdered girl stated they were glad to have their daughter's story brought to attention, but the film is not really about the murdered teen. She is only shown briefly, and we learn almost nothing about her. The story concentrates mostly on the psychotic woman who brutally murdered her- told with an empathetic slant toward the murderer. The only good I can see possibly coming from this frightening film, is that someone with a seriously mentally ill family member, who isn't getting the help they require, might reach out and get the person the help they need before tragedy strikes. I cannot understand why the parents of this psychopath, who, according to the film, showed psychotic behavior her entire life, did not get her the help she needed, nor can I understand why she was only given a sentence of twenty years for a confessed, cold-blooded, pre-meditated murder. I feel sick to my stomach and wish I had followed my gut instinct - I shouldn't have watched this film. I am disgusted on multiple levels. If I could rate this film zero stars, I would do so without hesitation. Ugh.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not for the faint hearted!, November 4, 2011
This review is from: In Her Skin (Amazon Instant Video)
This movie actually had one of the most disturbing murder scenes I have ever seen in my life. The fact that the psycho responsible for murdering Rachel only got 20 years is like a slap in the face, that fat, ugly piece of garbage should have gotten life without parole!
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