Trauma is brought to the surface in Bare Skin, an unsettling new psychological horror that strips its characters down to their most vulnerable selves. Written and directed by Mico Montes in his feature film debut, the disturbingly gripping feature is out now on digital platforms including to rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, courtesy of Miracle Media.
A darkly intimate anthology, Bare Skin weaves together six unsettling and emotionally charged stories all converging on one unforgettable night of confrontation, confession and reckoning. A group of individuals are all haunted by horrific events and seek counsel and community in therapy sessions. Together they re-live the horrors that were forced upon them when their guards were down and are encouraged to participate in exercises designed to dismantle emotional defences and foster recovery.
But with every confession the line between healing and harm begins to blur and what starts as catharsis soon spirals into something far more dangerous. As the session unfolds a deeply unsettling truth emerges as these individuals may not be connected by coincidence alone. As hidden links between their experiences come to light, it becomes clear their pasts are entangled in ways none of them anticipated.
Trapped within a therapeutic process that has taken a deeply troubling turn, they are forced to confront not only their own trauma, but the people and systems that shaped it.
Bare Skin peels back the layers exposing the raw nerve that lies beneath in this unflinching, claustrophobic and relentlessly tense chiller.
Bare Skin is out now on digital platforms including to rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, courtesy of Miracle Media.
