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  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary Edoardo is a 17 year old virgin. This summer, he and his best friend vow to lose their virginity. There's one problem, though. Edoardo is suffering from a condition called phimosis -a painful condition in which the foreskin is too tight to be pulled back. He is also secretly dealing with the antics of his crazy friends and family - bicke...

Directed By: Duccio Chiarini

Written By: Ottavia Madeddu, Marco Pettenello, Miroslav Mandic, Duccio Chiarini

  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 26 m

Short Skin

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Summary Edoardo is a 17 year old virgin. This summer, he and his best friend vow to lose their virginity. There's one problem, though. Edoardo is suffering from a condition called phimosis -a painful condition in which the foreskin is too tight to be pulled back. He is also secretly dealing with the antics of his crazy friends and family - bicke...

Directed By: Duccio Chiarini

Written By: Ottavia Madeddu, Marco Pettenello, Miroslav Mandic, Duccio Chiarini

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Oct 8, 2015
A pretty straightforward coming-of-age story that’s well-observed and manages to be intimate and explicit without becoming exploitative.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 8, 2015
The film opts for a somber if gentle tone that, given the story, is equally ill suited.
By Daniel M. Gold FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 8, 2015
However brightened by some fast dick-and-pussy banter and lovely Tuscan scenery, the film's slow boil makes it fairly unconvincing, and Creatini is one of modern European movies' least palatable, and least animated, protagonists.
By Michael Atkinson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company La Régle Du Jeu, Asmara Films, Biennale College - Cinema, Biennale di Venezia, La, Redigital, Regione Toscana, Toscana Film Commission
Release Date Oct 9, 2015
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating Unrated
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Tagline One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness...
Website https://it-it.facebook.com/pages/Short-Skin/642674582441744
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Awards

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 2 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Ciak Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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