Skin

At a glance

Skin, is a 2017 Lebanese movie, directed by Inaam Attar, and starring Julia Kassar, Aline Ouais. with a runtime of 16 minutes.

Overview

Skin is a coming-of-age drama centered on Aline, a 17-year-old navigating the fraught terrain of adolescence under the weight of an unusually complicated relationship with her mother. The mother, who also serves as Aline's teacher at school, struggles to see her daughter as anything other than the child she once was — overprotecting her and refusing to grant her the autonomy she craves. Caught between two roles and unable to shift her gaze, the mother inadvertently fuels Aline's rebellious impulses. The film is a nuanced portrait of the power struggle between a parent's need to shelter and a teenager's need to define herself.

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