Film

Skin of Man, Heart of Beast

1999 · 1h 40m · Drama · Thriller

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

64

After fifteen years of absence, a man returns to his family. Five-year-old Aurelie watches the stranger arrive and develops an immediate affinity with him. Her older sister, however, is very suspicious of the intruder and certain that misfortune will follow. The adults see nothing, but struggle with all their might when tragedy strikes. Naturally, the two girls bear the brunt of the impact. The film is an homage to the distant and primitive world of childhood, which shapes each of us.

Serge Riaboukine

Francky

Bernard Blancan

Coco

Pascal Cervo

Alex

Maaike Jansen

Marthe

Cathy Hinderchied

Aurelie

Virginie Guinand

Christelle

Jean-Louis Richard

Tac Tac

Cyril Lecomte

Anthony

Guilaine Londez

Annie

Marc Brunet

Bibof

Cindy Mostacci

Jessica

Françoise Bertin

Mademoiselle Espitalier

René Morard

Bibof's father

Robert Lucibello

The Commissioner

Frédéric Proust

Caguette

Christian Mazucchini

Babar

• Hélène AngelDirector
• Agnès de SacyScreenplay
• Jean-Claude JanerScreenplay
• Pascal CaucheteuxProducer
• Hélène CasesExecutive Producer
• Isabelle RazavetDirector of Photography
• Eric RenaultEditor
• Laurent RouanEditor
• Claude MartinCasting

Release date

August 11, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama, Thriller