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Octopus Skin

Name: Octopus Skin
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Cast: Isadora Chávez, Juan Francisco Vinueza, Hazel Powell, Cristina Marchán, Paulet Arévalo

2026 · 1h 39m · Drama

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Iris and Ariel are 17-year-old twins, who live with their mother and older sister in an old house in the middle of a rocky island covered with molluscs and birds. The…

66/100

MAYBE

WHAT IT'S ABOUT

Iris and Ariel are 17-year-old twins, who live with their mother and older sister in an old house in the middle of a rocky island covered with molluscs and birds. The teenagers have grown up isolated from the mainland, in a sibling relationship that surpasses the limits of normal intimacy. The abrupt absence of their mother deeply wounds the three siblings, and Iris, moved by a strong need of separating herself from her brother, decides to go alone to the city for the first time.

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66/100

MAYBE

MAYBEIris and Ariel are 17-year-old twins, who live with their mother and older sister in an old house in the middle of a rocky island covered with molluscs and birds. The…

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WHY THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU

01The setup points to a story driven by family relationships and their consequences

02A manageable 99-minute runtime and a more measured watch than a pure momentum movie define the practical movie-night fit

03With Ana Cristina Barragán directing and Isadora Chávez leading the cast, the factual package has a clear creative center even before a meaningful audience score develops

MOVIHERO EDITORIAL

Should you watch Octopus Skin?

Octopus Skin belongs in your night if you want the relationships inside a family to matter as much as the plot. It is a more measured watch than a pure momentum movie, with a manageable 99-minute runtime, and the Watch Profile puts attention at 5/10 and emotional impact at 7/10. This is a mood-dependent call: the fit matters more than the headline score.

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