The Reflecting Skin
1990 · 1h 35m · Drama, Horror, Thriller · United Kingdom, Canada · Rated R (US)
Sometimes terrible things happen quite naturally.
In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and becomes convinced that she is a vampire.
Written & directed by
Philip Ridley6.5Smart score
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