In Her Skin (also known as I Am You from the working title How to Change in 9 Weeks) is a 2009 Australian drama movie written and directed by Simone North.
[2] The film is based on the true story of the murder of 15-year-old Rachel Barber, Ivan Southall's granddaughter, who went missing on March 1, 1999.
In Her Skin is inspired by the book Perfect Victim by Elizabeth Southall (Rachel's mother) and Megan Norris (an Investigative reporter).
Since Rachel had gone missing with her backpack, with several of her most favorite possessions, the police treat the case as a teenage runaway incident.
Caroline Reid Robertson, a former neighbor and babysitter to the Barber family suffers from low self-esteem, depression, and an inferiority complex due to being bullied at school.
An analyst with the police's Missing Persons department, Max DePyle, takes an interest in the case.
The film closes with Caroline in prison awaiting trial while Rachel's funeral is attended by her family and friends.
Screen Queensland cashflowed the distribution guarantee from Reliant Pictures, the distributor, which was to be repaid 12 months after delivery.
Also, as it was based on the true story of Rachel Barber who died in 1999 by the hands of a babysitter, the re-cut was potentially defamatory.
Screen Queensland attempted to recover its money through the courts, suing both Omnilab Media and Mapp Group Holdings, who had underwritten Reliant’s distribution guarantee.
[10] "Caroline", "What You Want" and "Ocean" were written and performed by John Butler Trio, Family Music, Jarrah Records.
Ruth Bradley won the Best Actress award at the Milan International Film Festival 2010 for her performance as Caroline Reed Robertson.