Cold Skin (2017)

A young man arrives at a remote island to take a post of weather observer only to find himself defending the watchtower from deadly creatures which live in the island shores.

Director:

Xavier Gens

Writers:

Jesús Olmo (screenplay), Eron Sheean (screenplay)

Stars:

Ray Stevenson, David Oakes, Aura Garrido

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ray Stevenson	...	Gruner
David Oakes	...	Friend
Aura Garrido	...	Aneris
Winslow M. Iwaki	...	Senegalese (as Winslow Iwaki)
John Benfield	...	Captain Axel
Ben Temple	...	Naval Official
Iván González	...	New Weather Official
Alejandro Rod	...	Portuguese
Julien Blaschke	...	Burley Russian
Damián Montesdeoca	...	Scotsman
Israel Bodero	...	Ship Crew Member #1
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luis Dyangani	...	Creature
Roberto Rincón Sánchez	...	Ship Crew Member #2 (as Roberto Rincon Sanchez)

Storyline

In 1914, just after of Franz Ferdinand's assassination that eventually caused World War I, a steamship approaches a desolate island on the edge of the Antarctic Circle, where a young nameless man is poised to take the post of weather observer, to live in solitude at the ends of the earth for an entire year until the arrival of his replacement. For the next twelve months, his entire world will consist of a deserted cabin, the surrounding sea, and dangerous strange beings that he discovers are sharing the island.

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Plot Keywords:

sea | island | lighthouse | lighthouse keeper | year 1914 | 

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Taglines:

We are never too far from those we hate.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Aura Garrido's character is named Aneris by Friend. Aneris is the read right-to-left word of "sirena" (Spanish for siren).

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Goofs

The protagonist, a Brit, uses a Russian Mosin-Nagant military rifle he would have been unable to obtain at the time. It may have been used as a stand-in for the similarly looking British Lee-Metford rifle, a likely choice to equip someone in his position.

User Reviews

tower defense shot on camera

What starts like an naturalist's adventure ends up a rather different genre. just like in a tower defense game the creators of the movie show us multiple rounds of enemy atacks with characters' weapons being upgraded every round and enemy count rising. the ending is abrupt and senseless

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Spain France

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cold Skin

Filming Locations:

Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR8,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$737,478

Company Credits

Production Co:

Babieka, Kanzaman, Ink Connection

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1