[1] The film stars Jonas Dassler and Mala Emde as Tristan and Leyla, a couple who are trying to work through their relationship difficulties by travelling to an island that offers temporary body swaps with other people to see the world through different eyes.
[3] The cast also includes Edgar Selge, Adam Bousdoukos, Selma Poyraz and Louise von Plessen in supporting roles.
"[1] David Ehrlich of IndieWire wrote that "As this thoughtful and full-bodied dramatic mess-around wends its way towards some kind of an ending, the movie’s inability to wrangle its infinite possibilities is buoyed by a series of well-blocked scenes that manage to convey all sorts of dysphoria through their camerawork alone.
And yet, Leyla’s refusal to go back to her body eventually becomes urgent enough to involve other people, and “Skin Deep” finagles it to do so in a way that faintly resembles something like closure.
"[2] For The New York Times, Alissa Wilkinson wrote that "once you’ve accepted the more fantastical trappings, the film moves into a different mode.