White Skin (film)

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White Skin
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French La Peau blanche
Directed by Daniel Roby
Written by Joël Champetier
Daniel Roby
Produced by Daniel Roby
Starring Marc Paquet
Marianne Farley
Cinematography Éric Cayla
Edited by Yvann Thibaudeau
Release date
  • September 17, 2004 (2004-09-17)(Toronto Film Festival)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

White Skin (French : La Peau blanche) is a 2004 Canadian horror film directed by Daniel Roby and starring Marc Paquet and Marianne Farley. It was released on video in the United States under the title Cannibal. The film won the award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, [1] and the Claude Jutra Award for best feature film by a first-time director at the 25th Genie Awards. [2]

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Premise

Two men discover that one's girlfriend is a succubus that needs to feed on human flesh.

Cast

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References

  1. "Hotel Rwanda wins top festival prize". The Globe and Mail , September 20, 2004.
  2. Claude Jutra Award, The Canadian Encyclopedia.