VIOLENT SKIN

by André Robert

2026 · Awaiting world premiere

Close-up of a person's face with dark skin, showing the eye, nose, and part of the cheek, overlaid with pink and purple text reading 'The Violent Skin' and credits for a film.

original title Piel Violenta
international title Violent Skin
genre Creative Documentary
length 90’
language Spanish
countries Sweden, Switzerland, Spain and Costa Rica


director André Robert
producers Mario Adamson, Ashley J. Smith
co-producers Philipp Ritler, Luzius Fischer, André Robert, Gimena Cortés Ramírez
production companies Sisyfos Film, Dynamic Frame, and Malcriada Films
screenplay André Robert, Luisa Mora Fernández, Brigitta Bacskai
editing Brigitta Bacskai
cinematography André Robert
music Katharina Nuttall

with support from
Swedish Film Institute
Film i Väst
Zurich Film Fund
Swiss Confederation Federal Office of Culture
Cultural Foundation Suissimage
SRF Swiss Radio & Television
Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud de Costa Rica
Centro Costarricense de Cine y Audiovisual
Fondo para el Fomento Audiovisual y Cinematográfico “El Fauno”


presented at
Eurodoc 2025
Residencias Walden 2025
Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2024
IDFA Academy 2024
Verzió Doclab 2023
3 Puertos Cine - Australab 2020

keywords
queerness, masculinity, father-son relationships, family silence, grief, memory, hunting and inherited violence, human relationship with nature, environmental loss, coastal erosion, emotional repression and healing

logline

A queer filmmaker searches for traces of his late father before the rising tide destroys his childhood home. When his estranged uncle invites him to hunt a jaguar killing local cattle, their journey through the wilderness allows him to confront the masculinity, grief and inherited silence that shaped them.

  • A person standing on a grassy hill overlooking a lush, green valley with rolling hills and distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

  • A person reaching out towards a mounted leopard head on a wall, with shadows cast by a light source.

  • A flotation device floating on water during sunset.

  • A person lying on the ground outdoors near a rock, wearing a camouflage hat and beige clothing, looking upward with a contemplative expression.

  • A young girl with brown hair and big eyes, smiling and taking a selfie, with a mirror and a room visible in the background.

  • A person hiking through trees with sunlight shining through the leaves

  • A jaguar in a dark environment with a focused gaze.

  • A person in hiking gear standing in a vast open landscape with mountains and clouds in the background.

  • Silhouette of a person sitting and playing a guitar near a window with palm leaves in the background.

  • A cloth or sheet being blown or moved by the wind inside a room with a window showing a view of trees and a mountains in the background.

  • A person is in a dark environment, illuminated only by a headlamp, highlighting the person's face and upper body.

  • Two men at a shooting range, aiming pistols, with soundproof ear protection, reflected in a mirror.

  • A young boy with short hair smiling at the camera while sitting at a table, with other people in the background.

for festival or press enquiries

andre@malcriadafilms.com