

Second Skin
2000-12-22 · 95 min · ★ 4.9
A man opens a small-town bookstore in order to escape his connections to a mobster, but is reluctantly drawn back to his dark past by a mysterious woman.
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- Directors
- Darrell James Roodt
- Production companies
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- Countries
- South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada
- Status
- Released
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Natasha HenstridgeCrystal
Angus MacfadyenSam Kane
Liam WaiteTommy G
Peter FondaMerv Gutman
André JacobsHarvey
Ana AlexanderSheila
Norman AnsteyHawthorne
Pierre MalherbeNick the NoodleTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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