In My Mother's Skin2023

Name: In My Mother's Skin
Genre: Folk Horror, Supernatural, Gothic, Demonic & Possession
Released: 2023-01-20
Rating: 6.1

Directed by Kenneth Dagatan

6.1

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 5.4Rotten Tomatoes 86%Metacritic 73TMDB 5.7

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Year

2023

Runtime

97 min

Box Office

🏆 3 nominations total

The premise

Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.

Horror Vault's take

Set against the brutal backdrop of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, this Filipino dark fantasy horror follows a desperate young girl doing everything in her power to save her gravely ill mother. When a seemingly magical and enchanting creature offers help, the girl's trust opens a door to something far more sinister. Rooted in Philippine folklore, the film weaves together the horrors of war with ancient, predatory evil. Lush yet deeply unsettling, it delivers a fairy tale drenched in dread.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Body Horror, Depictions Of Wartime Atrocity, Child In Peril