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:
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 | survival | lighthouse keeper | 

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Taglines:

We are never too far from those we hate.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

It took three to eight hours per day to apply all the prosthetic make-up on Aura Garrido for her role as Aneris.

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Goofs

Friend talks to himself about the "strange beings" possibly having antifreeze in their blood. Antifreeze did not become readily available, let alone common knowledge, until the 1920s.

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Quotes

Friend: We are on a tiny island of what we know, surrounded by an ocean of what we don't

User Reviews

Cold Skin: Original but flawed

Cold Skin is quite the original unique little tale, but ultimately it fails to deliver on its promises.

It tells the story of a military intelligence man set to do a scientific study on a remote island for a year replacing an existing gentleman. There is nobody on the island bar one, a disgruntled insane from isolation man named Gruner. As night falls he learns that the island holds a terrible secret.

Arguably a "Creature feature" this horror stars the excellent British veteran Ray Stevenson and was made by French/Spanish studios. I'm very glad I came across it because despite its flaws it's quite remarkable, it was nice to find a movie this original and visually pleasing considering that it's not a mega budget film.

The concept is outstanding, the delivery however is very mixed. They manage to make it all look good and Stevenson is on form as usual however the writing is really messy and the film simply should have flowed better.

When the credits rolled I was saddened by the wasted potential here, on paper it had the makings of a fantastic feature but the end result here is something that loses steam at around the 2/3 mark and hits you with a very uninspired ending.

Well worth a watch simply to marvel over what it does have to offer but it's a fine example of a ball being dropped by all involved.

The Good:

Solid concept

Looks great

Ray Stevenson

The Bad:

Loses steam

Wasted potential

Weak finale

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