Under the Skin

Synopsis: An alien entity inhabits the earthly form of a young woman who combs the roads and streets of Scotland in search of the human prey she came to plunder. She seduces her isolated and forsaken male victims into an otherworldly dimension where they are stripped and consumed. However, existence in all its complexity begin to change the alien visitor. She begins to discover herself as human with tragic and terrifying consequences.
Director(s): Jonathan Glazer
Production: A24
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 25 wins & 101 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
78
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
R
Year:
2013
108 min
$2,326,121
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5,290 Views


[ FEMALE VOICE PRONOUNCING LETTERS ]

T... D...

S... Z... Th...

B... T... V...

H... T... D... K... G...

S... Z... P... B...

Ba-Ba... T... T...

K... Kuh... Ch...

Th... V... Th...

Zzz... Sss... Bzz... Ch...

B- B-Buh... V-V-Vuh...

G- G-Guh... D-D-Duh...

B- B-Buh... B-B-Buh...

B- B-Beh... B-B-Beh... Bah...

N- N-Nuh... N-N-Nuh...

N- N-Nuh... No.

N- N-Nuh... N-N-Nuh...

N- N-Nuh... No.

N- N-Nuh...

F... Feel... Field...

Fill... Filled... Filts...

Foil... Failed... Fell...

Felds... Pill... Pills...

Pall... Nall...

Foal... Foals...

Fold... Fold...

Pool...

Sell... Se...

[ DOORS CLOSING ]

[ MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTS ]

[ VAN ENGINE STARTS ]

[ WOMEN CHATTERING ]

[ CHATTERING CONTINUES ]

[ CHATTERING, SHOUTING ]

[ CHATTERING, SHOUTING CONTINUES ]

[ HORN HONKS ]

I'm looking for the M8.

Eh...

[ CHUCKLES ]

Aye, you've gotta go straight

along that way and...

This is gonna be pure hard to explain.

- Do you know where the Asda is?

- No.

Yeah, I don't even know what

way you're pointin'. What?

- See, if you just drive

straight along up there... - Yes?

And see the traffic lights up there?

Take a right.

Then you'll go past Ibrox Stadium, right?

And go straight through a roundabout.

Then take a left.

So it's right, then just...

And it's there.

The motorway is there.

It's back of Asda.

You'll see it.

- Back of Asda, see?

- Okay.

- Am I keeping you from something?

- [ CHUCKLES ] No.

- Where are you going?

- Along here.

- For what? For work?

- No, I need to go meet somebody.

- Oh, you're going to meet someone.

- Aye.

All right.

Thank you. Sure.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ WOMAN ]

I'm looking for a post office.

[ MAN ] Post office?

Yes.

Where are you from?

Where I am from?

Yeah.

Albania.

Oh, are you?

You have family here?

Yes.

Oh, you do.

That's the reason I'm saying

you have to go another way...

for another...

It's after the shopping ce...

Hi.

Lost?

Yeah, lost.

What are you looking for?

I'm looking for the M8.

Up to the roundabout...

Are you walking?

Yep.

- Where are you walking to?

- Home.

Oh, you're going home. To your family?

No, no, just myself.

Just yourself?

Aye. It's great.

Yeah? How?

I can do whatever I like.

So where are you coming from?

Govan. Right there.

Sorry?

Govan.

Govan? Do you work there?

No, no.

Don't work there.

I work for myself.

Do you want a lift?

Eh... Aye, why not?

You'll have to tell me how to get there.

Just follow this road straight up.

Okay.

Sure.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

So what do you do?

Electrician.

Oh, you're an electrician.

[ GROANS ]

It's cold, right?

Ah, it's a wee bit nippy, aye.

Yeah.

So what is it youse all doing?

I'm...

I'm just, uh, driving...

just, uh... some furniture

for my family and...

Oh, right?

Yeah.

So you live alone?

Yes.

And you love it?

Aye. It's great.

What do you love about living alone?

- Nobody to nag you.

- Do I go straight through?

Yeah, just straight through.

Straight through the whole way.

[ CHATTERING ]

It should be just cart around that

street and stay in the right hand lane.

What's that?

That's a tattoo of my name.

Of your name?

Yeah.

What's your name?

Andy.

Andy. Hi.

Pleased to meet you.

- Nice to meet you too.

- Thank you very much.

[ WOMAN SHOUTS ]

Andy!

Want me?

[ MAN ] You coming?

[ ANDY CHATTERING, INDISTINCT, FADES ]

The spot back here, you get... you put

your hand out. Anybody can stop.

There's lonely old guys.

Know what I mean?

It was... Hey, might as well check

her out, driving away in a big van.

- Sure you can drive this, huh?

Huh? - [ LAUGHS ]

- No girlfriend? Really?

- Nah, I don't have a girlfriend at all.

You're very charming.

That's better.

Yeah? Sorted?

You have a handsome face.

Aye?

Yeah.

Thanks a lot. Cheers.

- Do you think I'm pretty?

- I think you're gorgeous.

- Do you?

- Aye, definitely.

Good.

And a friendly smile as well.

- Do I?

- Aye, right deep.

- What about your smile?

- Aye.

You've a nice smile yourself.

- Cheers.

- Good.

Good.

[ CHATTERING, WHOOPING ]

[ SPEAKERS:
REGGAE ]

[ FADES ]

No, no, no, lads! No!

[ CHATTERING CONTINUES ]

[ BABY ] Mommy!

Whoo!

I thought...

you had your eye on my towel.

No. I wanted

to speak to you.

Do you know if there's any good

spots to surf around here?

I'm not a surfer.

Just living in a little tent over there.

Just hanging around.

Yeah?

Reading, swimming. You're not from here?

Where are you from?

I'm from Czech Republic.

Why are you in Scotland?

I just... wanted to

get away from it all.

Yeah?

Why here?

Because it's...

[ LAUGHS ]

It's nowhere.

[ SHOUTING, LAUGHING ]

[ SHOUTING ]

[ SHOUTING ]

[ SCREAMS ]

[ SHOUTING ]

[ BABY SCREAMING, CRYING ]

[ CRYING CONTINUES ]

[ MOTORCYCLE ENGINE IDLING ]

[ ENGINE CONTINUES IDLING ]

[ BABY CONTINUES SCREAMING, CRYING ]

[ BABY SCREAMING, COUGHING, FAINT ]

[ SCREAMING, COUGHING CONTINUE ]

[ CAR ENGINE RACING ]

[ SHOUTING, INDISTINCT ]

[ SPEAKING, MUFFLED ]

[ OTHERS SHOUTING, MUFFLED ]

[ AIRPLANE PASSING ]

[ WOMEN CHATTERING, LAUGHING ]

[ CHATTERING CONTINUES ]

[ SPEAKERS:
TECHNO ]

[ CONTINUES, MUFFLED ]

Whoa!

Whoa, whoa. Excuse me.

Can I talk to you before

you run away, darling?

I wanted to speak to you earlier,

right, but you disappeared.

I thought you went to the

ladies' or somethin'.

Anyway, right, f*** all that shite.

Right?

I really want to buy you a drink, man.

You look absolutely stunning.

And I...

You know what? I'm all alone.

You're all alone.

What do you say?

What's one drink?

What's one drink?

I saw you on the road.

What, you saw me on the road?

Earlier, yeah.

Are you having a laugh with me?

You saw me? You wanna come

get a drink and a dance?

Are you alone here?

Yeah, I'm all alone. Right?

[ CONTINUES, LOUD ]

[ TAP ON WINDOW ]

The man from the car, he

buy the rose for you.

[ WOMAN ON RADIO ] A man's body has

been found washed up on a beach...

near Arbroath.

His wife and child are reported missing.

The police say the body

has been identified...

as 36-year-old Kenneth

McClelland from Edinburgh.

The body was found by a tourist...

and is believed to have been

in the water for some time.

Mr. McClelland was married and worked as a

chemistry lecturer at Edinburgh University.

The alarm was raised when he failed

to turn up for work this morning.

His car was found at

the nearby Deer Park Golf Club.

His wife, 32-year-old Alison

McClelland, and 18-month-old son...

are believed to have been with him.

A police and coast guard search

operation involving a helicopter...

has been halted due to fog.

The next bulletin is on the hour.

[ NEWS THEME ]

[ MAN ] Well, plenty to talk

about, as ever, with Kay.

You can call now...

10-500-92-95-00.

You can text as well...

It's 8:
17.

[ WOMAN #2 ] Good morning, Gary.

Well, as we've heard, for a whole host of reasons...

[ MEN CHATTERING, LAUGHING ]

2014 is a very important year for Scotland.

Of course, the referendum.

We're expecting that date today.

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