# In Her Skin (2009)

> A self-loathing teenager’s fixation on an idealized girl escalates into a devastating Australian true-crime tragedy about obsession, disappearance, and parental grief.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/45840

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Simone North
- Cast: Guy Pearce, Sam Neill, Miranda Otto, Ruth Bradley, Kate Bell, Justine Clarke, Khan Chittenden, Jeremy Sims
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995851/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, disturbing, psychologically intense, serious viewing, true crime night

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