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In My Mother's Skin
Directed by
Kenneth Dagatan
NR
2023
1h 37m
Horror
,
Fantasy
,
and more
5.4
86%
50%
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Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.
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Cast of In My Mother's Skin
Beauty Gonzalez
Ligaya
Felicity Kyle Napuli
Tala
James Mavie Estrella
Bayani
Jasmine Curtis-Smith
The Fairy
Angeli Bayani
Amor
Arnold Reyes
Romualdo
Ronnie Lazaro
Antonio
Angelita Loresco
Old Fairy
Noel Sto. Domingo
Miguelito
Brian Sy
Nagamatsu
Kenneth Dagatan
Director / Writer
Stefano Centini
Producer
Huang Junxiang
Producer
Bianca Balbuena
Producer
Bradley Liew
Producer
In My Mother's Skin Ratings & Reviews
New York Times
Claire Shaffer
This film's unwavering depiction of children suffering will no doubt come across as excessive to some, but it's what makes "In My Mother's Skin" so beguiling and terrifying.
Spectrum Culture
Alan Zilberman
It combines modern and folk horror to create an unhinged period horror film. The basic structure follows a fairy tale, and we must not forget that most actual fairy tales - not the kind popularized by Disney - were not shy about nasty outcomes.
The Movie Buff
Hector A. Gonzalez
Takes inspiration from Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth but doesn't reach its true horrifying potential.
Rue Morgue Magazine
Michael Gingold
After a first hour of spooky suggestion and quiet chills punctuated by occasional bits of bloody business, the film becomes seriously uncompromising in its horrors.
Gayly Dreadful
Terry Mesnard
What starts as an homage to Pan's Labyrinth quickly descends into body horror madness.
Wealth of Geeks
Andrea Thompson
The journey is far too episodic to form a cohesive whole, but it's certainly enough to worm its way under your skin.
Film Inquiry
Kristy Strouse
In My Mother's Skin boasts a fantastic child performance that takes us through this challenging but intoxicating world where magic is real, and darkness permeates. It's gorgeous to behold, and intriguing to ponder.
RogerEbert.com
Nick Allen
It's miserable stuff, and not in an entertaining way.
Nightmarish Conjurings
Jessica Scott
IN MY MOTHER'S SKIN...turns a tale of war and colonialism into a microcosm of faith, loss, and betrayal; it is a world where fairies are not to be trusted, no matter how beautiful they may be.
Next Best Picture
Will Mavity
This is a tortuously slow film. And on some level, maybe that works, replicating the interminable waiting the characters must feel. But it doesn't make for an engaging watch.
Film Threat
Benjamin Franz
A grim, old-timey fairy tale. This one is guaranteed to give you nightmares.
The Hollywood Reporter
Leslie Felperin
Gory, glittery and irresistibly bleak, In My Mother's Skin represents a stylish, ripe contribution to the folk-horror canon.
The Verge
Andrew Webster
This is a blood-soaked fairy tale, one that mashes together folklore and history in a way that's reminiscent of Guillermo del Toro's defining work, Pan's Labyrinth - only it's a lot scarier.
In Review Online
Fred Barrett
Kenneth Dagatan's creepy body horror fairytale is a beguiling genre amalgam which combines folkloric terror, historical tragedy, and shades of J-horror.
Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jeff Nelson
In My Mother's Skin is an unforgiving dark fairytale that doesn't let its characters or the audience off the hook.
Film Festival Today
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
Moving in on the oozing details in unsettling close-up, Dagatan never fetishizes the nastiness. His camera merely serves as a witness of all that can go wrong in this often-vicious experiment called life.
AIPT
Nathaniel Muir
In My Mother's Skin is a grim fairy tale, so do not expect any happy endings. Trust that was already in rare supply has all but disappeared by the time the movie ends. It is dark, nasty, and even predictable, but always keeps the audience engaged.
Dread Central
Chad Collins
A bloody and bewitching fairy tale, In My Mother's Skin is a remarkably accomplished horror outing from director Kenneth Dagatan
Collider
Chase Hutchinson
It is a work of horror folklore that pulls no punches in its presentation even as its story frequently plays a familiar tune.
Variety
Michael Nordine
"In My Mother's Skin" finds a rare sweet spot between story-book nightmare and historical allegory.
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