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Horror film : “Under the Skin”.
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A speck of light bursts across a dark space in a room and shines over a sphere that slowly
transforms into an eye. During the transformation, a woman speaks inaudibly. She adjusts her
speech until she's able to utter recognizable words. Somewhere in Glasgow, Scotland, a motorcyclist
stops by the side of a road to pick up an unconscious young woman from a field and puts
her into the back of a white van. Later, a female undresses the seemingly dead woman
and wears her clothes. After dressing up, she stares at the woman as a tear flows from
her eye. As she prepares to leave, the Female sees an ant crawling on the woman's body,
so she bends down and picks it up. She allows it to crawl on her fingers as she curiously
observes the insect. Up in the sky, strange lights covered by thick clouds hover on top
of a tall building, slowly moving away from each other. Meanwhile, the Female leaves a
dilapidated house as the Motorcyclist unloads his bike from the van. After the Motorcyclist
takes off, the Female goes to a mall to buy some clothes and accessories. Back in the
van, the Female puts her lipstick on then drives through the streets of Glasgow, observing
the people walking by. Not long, a man alone on the sidewalk catches
her watchful eye, so she calls his attention by honking the horn. When the man approaches
the van, she rolls down her window and asks him for directions to the M8 motorway. After
the man gives her the directions, she asks the man if he's busy. The man tells the Female
he's going to meet someone, so she lets him go on his way. Later, she asks another man
for directions to the post office. The Female attempts to get acquainted with the man by
asking him for some personal information. However, she becomes disinterested when the
man tells her that he has a family. When the Female spots another man on the highway, she
tells him that she got lost looking for the M8. Before the man could give her the directions,
she asks him if he's walking to be home with his family. When she learns that he is living
by himself, she offers him a ride. When the man hops into the van, she asks him what he
likes about being alone. The man tells her there's no one to nag him. The man doesn't
seem to attract the Female's interest, so she lets him out of the van and continues
driving through the streets. After a while, the Female comes across another
man starts conversing with him. When she hears his friend calling for him, she takes off
immediately. Finally, the Female manages to pick up a man that seems to amuse her. As
they drive, the Female asks the man if he has a girlfriend. After learning that the
man is unattached, she starts flirting with him by complimenting his looks. The man responds
by telling her that she looks gorgeous. When they arrive at the house, the man cheerfully
follows the Female, excited by the thought of sleeping with her. Inside, she starts taking
off her clothes as she looks seductively at the man. The man strips off his clothes as
well while he walks after her. As the man goes further, he starts sinking into the floor
that appears to be made of liquid. When the man is submerged, she walks back and picks
up her clothes. Later that night, the Female goes on the prowl again, but she couldn't
find anyone that pleases her eye. The following day, she goes to a beach and
tries to pick up a swimmer by waiting by his towel. She asks the Swimmer for a good spot
to surf, but he tells the Female that he's still not familiar with the place. He had
set up a tent nearby, spending most of his time swimming and reading. The Swimmer discloses
that he's from the Czech Republic, and he went on a trip to Scotland because he wanted
to go somewhere secluded. Their conversation is interrupted when they see a woman struggling
to swim to the shore. The Swimmer hesitates to save her, but when he sees another man
running towards her, he runs over to help. The woman soon gets lost in the water, so
the Swimmer rescues the other man trying to save her. The Female watches the rescue attempt,
but she's utterly apathetic to their predicament. When they reach the shore, the man swims back
into the sea to find the woman. The Swimmer, exhausted from being battered by the waves,
just lies on the shore and doesn't stop the man. The Female walks toward the Swimmer and
hits him in the head with a rock. Later, she drags the body across the beach while ignoring
a crying baby nearby. The Female heads back to the dilapidated house with the unconscious
Swimmer on the passenger's seat. Later that night, the Motorcyclist folds up
the tent that appears to belong to the Swimmer while the baby cries alone near the shore.
The Motorcyclist picks a piece of clothing on the ground near the infant, but he completely
ignores the wailing child. Soon, the Female drives around the city again with the intent
of picking up another man. A man in another car hollers at her during a stop at an intersection,
but she couldn't understand him. The car drives away, but the Female manages to catch up to
the man as he walks toward a club. She tries to follow him, but she quickly turns around
when she sees a large crowd. As the Female walks away, she comes across a group of women
who drag her with them into the bar. The confused Female doesn't know what to do, so she joins
them. The Female, unsettled by the crowd and the loud music, couldn't stay long inside,
so she finds her way out. When she walks into another door, she finds
herself in an underground lounge area where she comes across the man who hollered at her
earlier. The man offers to buy her a drink in the hopes that they could spend some time
together. He is surprised when the Female tells him that she saw him on the road earlier.
After dancing for a while, the Female takes him to the dark room at the house. The man
dances in the dark, oblivious to the strange surroundings, as the Female takes off her
clothes. When the man removes his pants, the Female starts walking backward, enticing him
to follow her. Soon, he sinks into the dark liquid, but he still gazes at the Female without
any concern about his current predicament. As she walks off, the man starts to show signs
of confusion as he observes the Female from below. When the Female leaves, he looks at
his surroundings and sees another man in front of him. He reaches out to touch the other
man's hand, but he suddenly drifts away. Soon, the other man's body appears to implode, leaving
nothing but his skin. Afterward, the man's pulverized remains are funneled to a trough
that leads to an opening on the wall. The following day, a man from another car
buys her a rose while she's stuck in a traffic jam. When she looks at the rose, she notices
some blood on the covering. The Female is alarmed by the sight of blood on her hands,
but she is somewhat relieved when she sees that it came from the wound on the flower
peddler's hand. When the Female listens to the radio, she hears a report stating that
a man's body has been found washed up on the beach. His wife and 18-month-old child are
still missing, but the police had to stop the search due to the thick fog in the area.
As the Female continues driving around the city, she starts observing other women walking
on the streets. Soon, she meets another man and takes him for a ride. The man expresses
his admiration for her, telling her that there's something about her eyes that captivates him.
She smiles at him to feign interest, but she immediately turns her attention back to the
road. When she takes him to the house, the man hesitantly follows her. Later on, the
woman is approached by the Motorcyclist in the dark as she applies lipstick. After examining
the Female, the Motorcyclist stares deep into her eyes as if he's communicating with her
telepathically. After the Motorcyclist leaves, the Female gets out of the house and walks
on the streets alone. When she stumbles to the ground, she remains to lie face down,
dumbfounded by the experience. The Female finally gets up when a man helps her. As she
continues walking around the city, she observes the people around her. When the Female drives
around the city in her van again, a group of rowdy men approaches her and bangs on the
vehicle while she's parked. Instead of panicking, She calmly drives away to find other men to
take back to the house. The Female soon spots a man walking alone, so he asks him for direction
to Taynuilt. When she learns that he's headed to the supermarket along the way, she offers
him a ride. When the man gets inside the van, he takes off his hood, revealing his disfigured
face. She asks him why he shops at night, so the Disfigured Man tells him that people
bother him during the day because they're ignorant. As she asks him more questions,
she learns that the man has never had a girlfriend. Soon, the Female stops at a corner, asking
him if he wants to look at her. She tells him that she liked the feeling when she noticed
him staring at her. The Disfigured Man starts to feel uncomfortable, but he denies it when
the Female points it out. He insists that he just wants to go to the supermarket. When
the Female asks him if he ever thinks about being with a girl, the man doesn't respond.
She takes his hand and lets him touch her face. When she learns that he liked it, she
lets him touch her neck. After a while, the Female tells the man that she has a place
nearby and invites him to come with her. Inside the dilapidated house, they come across a
strange figure walking in the dark. She tells the Disfigured Man that he won't let the strange
figure stop them. When the man looks back at the figure, she tells him to pay attention
to her as she walks backward and undresses. As they walk in the dark, the man tells himself
that he's dreaming. The Female, now fully naked, concurs as she walks backward. She
continues walking as the disfigured man sinks to the floor.
Later on, the Female walks down the stairs and looks at herself closely in the mirror.
Not long after, the Female walks out of the house with the Disfigured Man. Still naked,
the man walks across a field as the Female watches him from her van. Meanwhile, the Motorcyclist
stops by a house and smashes a parked car’s window. After opening the trunk, he walks
to a garden and approaches the Deformed Man as he climbs through the fence. Afterward,
he puts the Deformed Man on the trunk and drives away. While driving down the highway,
the Female comes across a thick fog, leaving the van and walking. She stops by near a beach
and listens to someone singing close by. Meanwhile, the Motorcyclist stares at himself
in the mirror in the house as he tries to figure out where the Female went. After a
long walk, the Female ends up in a restaurant, where she orders a slice of chocolate cake.
She takes a small piece and slowly puts it in her mouth, only choking and spitting it
out. While she's walking away from the restaurant, a man tells her that the bus will be arriving
shortly, so she decides to wait at the bus stop. When she gets on the bus, the driver
warns her that she might freeze because she's not dressed for the weather. Another man on
the bus approaches her and asks her if she needs help. The driver tells him to leave
her alone, but the Female tells the man that she does need help. After getting off the
bus, the Female, now wearing the man's jacket, follows him to a grocery store. As the man
shops for food, she wanders around the store, bewildered by the different items being sold.
When they reach the man's house, he prepares them something to eat. She ignores the food
and turns her attention to the T.V., showing a man performing stand-up comedy. She watches
the T.V. intently, trying to understand what's causing the audience to laugh. When the man
plays music on the radio, she starts tapping her fingers on the kitchen table. That night,
the man brings tea to her room and tells her goodnight. Instead of going to bed, the Female
looks at her naked body in the mirror, moving her legs and arms.
Elsewhere, the Motorcyclist meets up with three others, but they split in different
directions to look for the Female. The man and the woman take a walk in the woods and
stop by an abandoned castle. The man notices that she appears to be cowering in the corner,
so he asks her if she wants to leave. He leads her down the stairs and takes her home. That
night, the Female allows the man to kiss her. She closes her eyes and waits as if she's
doing it for the very first time. When they get to bed, he strips off her clothes as the
Female lets him take control. However, the man struggles as he tries to penetrate her.
When she suddenly feels something, she stops the man and grabs a lamp to look at her private
parts. The confused man asks her if she's alright, but she just stares at the window
through the curtains. In the morning, the Female takes a walk in
the woods on her own. Along the way, she comes across a logger who tells her to be careful
because it's slippery around the forest due to the weather. The Logger assures her that
she won't get lost because the pathways are marked. Before going on his way, the Logger
tells the female to enjoy her walk. Meanwhile, the Motorcyclist cruises along the highway
in search of the Female. Soon, the Female comes across a cabin, so she decides to rest
there for a while. She slides into a corner of the room and sleeps there. However, she
is soon jolted awake when he feels someone aggressively stroking her legs. She runs towards
the woods and hides on a massive rock for a while, but she soon emerges when she sees
no one pursuing her. When she gets to the road, she comes across a logging truck and
goes inside. She looks around and tries to start it, but the keys aren't on the ignition.
When she sees the Logger on the road, she honks the horn to alert other people. With
no one coming to her rescue, she gets off the truck and runs back to the woods. The
Logger chases her and soon catches up to her. The Logger pins her down and forcefully strips
off her clothes. The Female, terrified and confused, struggles as the Logger continues
to force himself on her. When the Logger pulls off her bra, he realizes that he had ripped
off her skin. When he looks at the Female, he is startled to see her pitch-black flesh
underneath the torn skin. The Logger runs away as the Female tries to gather herself.
The Female feels her way around the woods, strolling and trying to hold herself together.
She then decides to remove the torn skin, revealing her proper form. She kneels, looking
at the human face as it blinks at her. Later on, the Logger sneaks up on her and pours
gasoline on her body. The Female gets up and walks away as the Logger lights up the fuel.
As the flames reach her, she does not scream, but she runs out of the woods and collapses
on the snow. Elsewhere, the Motorcyclist stands on a hilltop, looking in all directions, still
trying to find the Female, who has been reduced to ashes as the snow slowly extinguishes the
fire.
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