‘Wields such power by illustrating how the boundaries of the body are horrifically violated by politics and ideology’ ★★★★ Father Son Holy Gore ‘Xavier Gens debut is a bludgeoning, bloody trawl through the tropes of survival horror, with a strong political subtext’ Anton Bitel ‘The real surprise of…
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COLD SKIN **** Spain/France 2017 Dir: Xavier Gens 108 mins An adaptation of Albert Sanchez Pinol’s novel of the same name. This is set in 1914, a young man is sent to a remote island out by the Antarctic Circle to become the islands weather observer. On arrival he discovers…
Following on from the news we brought you yesterday of COLD SKIN’s release (CLICK HERE) we can now share an exclusive clip from the film. The clip titled “Midnight Attack.” shows Gruner (Stevenson) and a young weather observer (Oakes) fighting for survival, on a remote island. A lighthouse provides some…
Samuel Goldwyn Films is set to release Xavier Gens’ (THE DIVIDE, 2011) COLD SKIN, this September. The film was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films earlier this year, for distribution throughout North America. Influenced by H.P. Lovecraft’s work on The Shadow Over Innsmouth, COLD SKIN centrally stars: Ray Stevenson (“Black Sails”) David Oakes…