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Under the Skin (1997) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

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1997 · 82 mins · English
JustWatch #360 90
Directed by
Carine Adler
Starring
Samantha Morton, Claire Rushbrook, Rita Tushingham, Matthew Delamere, Stuart Townsend, Daniel O'Meara

Your body betrays your soul. Rose, married and pregnant, has always been her mother's favorite, but it is her younger sister Iris whose life is upended by their mother's death. Overwhelmed, Iris spirals out of control, seeking escape in a haze of sexual oblivion.

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