Movie: Skinflicker

Top 8 Billed Cast

Hilary Charlton
Hilary Charlton

Susie

Will Knightley
Will Knightley

Wilf

Henry Woolf
Henry Woolf

Henry

William Hoyland
William Hoyland

Georgie

Brendan Barry
Brendan Barry

Minister

Elizabeth Joyce
Elizabeth Joyce

Minister's Wife

Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones

Minister's Son

John Martin
John Martin

Narrator

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    This chilling and provocative faux home movie presents the story of three dissidents and their plan to commit a revolutionary act on film. Bicât and scriptwriter Howard Brenton explore the consequences and co-option of political violence with hard, grubby directness and a pre-punk, semi-nihilistic attack on bourgeois values.

  • Release Date

    1972-01-01

  • Average

    9

  • Rating:

    4.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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