Skin (2018)
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A man struggles to escape the violent grip of a white supremacist community after falling in love.
The story
Bryon Widner is a man deeply integrated into a white supremacist community, having grown up in a dysfunctional family. After being taken in by a leader of the movement, he fully embraces the ideology. However, his life begins to change when he falls in love with Julie Price, a single mother of three. As their relationship grows, they begin building a life together that distances them from the extremist group. When the movement refuses to let him go, Bryon must navigate the consequences of his past and the dangers posed by his former associates as he attempts to forge a new path.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Bryon Widner's life as a skinhead in a white supremacist community is disrupted when he falls in love with Julie Price, a single mother. Their growing relationship leads him to distance himself from the movement. After becoming involved in a violent act that costs lives, Bryon decides to leave the extremists and seeks help from activist Daryle Lamont Jenkins. Despite his efforts to transition, the movement remains relentless, eventually leading to a violent confrontation where Bryon is shot. He enters the FBI's witness protection program, but the group continues to harass him and his family. After a targeted attack on his home, he provides information that leads to the raid of the extremist compound. To fully erase his past, Bryon undergoes surgeries to remove his tattoos and eventually finds a way to build a new life with his wife and child, while helping others leave extremist groups.
- First release year
- 2018
- Runtime (minutes)
- 110
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Guy Nattiv
- Writers
- Guy Nattiv · writer
- Genres
- biographical drama; independent
- Themes
- Redemption; Escaping Extremism; Identity
- Tone and mood
- Dramatic; Tense
- Premise and plot tags
- Based on True Events; Neo-Nazism; Witness Protection
- Source material / true-story basis
- True story of Bryon Widner
- Reception
- The film received mixed to average reviews, with critics praising Jamie Bell's performance and the timely nature of the story.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 58 · scale: 100 · review count: 20
- Production trivia
- The score was composed by Dan Romer.; The film was shot in Kingston, New York.
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