Skin (2018 feature film)
2018 film by Guy Nattiv
Skin is a 2018 American biographical drama film written and directed by Guy Nattiv. The film stars Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Daniel Henshall, Bill Camp, Louisa Krause, Zoe Colletti, Kylie Rogers, Colbi Gannett, Mike Colter, and Vera Farmiga. The film is inspired by and loosely based on the true story of an American neo-Nazi skinhead named Bryon Widner.
Skin had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018 and was released on June 27, 2019 through DirecTV Cinema before a wide release on July 26, 2019 by A24.
Plot
In the beginning, Bryon Widner's life unfolds as a skinhead deeply integrated into a white supremacist community. He grows up in a dysfunctional family and eventually ends up living on the streets. Fred, the leader of the Nazi community, and his wife take him in, give him clothes, and find him a job. Believing he has finally found a real family, Bryon fully embraces the movement.
Over time, cracks begin to appear in his so-called perfect skinhead life. He starts showing aversion to certain acts of violence and falls in love with Julie Price, a vulnerable single mother of three.
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