The Reflecting Skin
“Sometimes terrible things happen quite naturally.”
In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and becomes convinced that she is a vampire.
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Cast
21 people
Viggo Mortensen
Cameron Dove
Known for
Green Book
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Lindsay Duncan
Dolphin Blue
Known for
Sherlock
Rome
Jeremy Cooper
Seth Dove
Also in
The Gingerbread Man
The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey
Sheila Moore
Ruth Dove
Known for
It
Duncan Fraser
Luke Dove
Known for
Seven Years in Tibet
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
David Longworth
Joshua
Known for
Gracepoint
Robert Koons
Sheriff Ticker
Also in
Unforgiven
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
David Bloom
Deputy
Known for
Wilderness
Somewhere Between
Evan Hall
Kim
Codie Lucas Wilbee
Eben
Known for
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Narrow Margin
Sherry Bie
Cassie
Known for
Bad Company
Jason Wolfe
Cadillac Driver
Also in
Baño de Sangre
Philip Ridley Director · Nick Bicât Composer Dick Pope Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $17K · United States release June 28, 1991 · Produced in United Kingdom, Canada
Box office
Worldwide gross
$17,042
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
Fugitive Features
Production
British Screen Productions
Production
National Film Trustee Company
Production
Zenith Entertainment
Production
Award Films International
Production
United Kingdom · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · August 28, 1990
Theatrical
United States · June 28, 1991
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Canada
September 9, 1990 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
November 28, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
June 6, 1991 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 28, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 29, 1990 · Theatrical
March 23, 1994 · TV · BBC Two (Screen Two)
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