After a flat tire leaves her stranded in the woods, a woman revisits haunting memories of her self-destructive tendencies on the finger nails. As she peels the skin from her fingers, each strip draws her deeper into the past. With every layer, she steps closer to the hidden child within herself.
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Lin Nan-tung Director
First release March 30, 2025 · Produced in Taiwan, Portugal, Belgium, Finland · Original title The Peel 褪皮 以及露出來的
Production
RE:ANIMA
Production
Taiwan · Portugal · Belgium · Finland
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Original title
The Peel 褪皮 以及露出來的
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Greece · March 30, 2025
Premiere · Athens Animfest
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
March 13, 2026 · Premiere · Tricky Women Tricky Realities International Animation Film Festival
Belgium
February 22, 2026 · Premiere · The Brussels Animation Film Festival
Croatia
June 2, 2025 · Premiere · Animafest Zagreb
Czechia
May 6, 2026 · Premiere · Anifilm
Germany
May 7, 2026 · Premiere · Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
Indonesia
December 4, 2025 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Taiwan
May 4, 2025 · Premiere · Golden Harvest Awards
October 21, 2025 · Premiere · Women Make Waves International Film Festival
October 28, 2025 · Premiere · Kuandu International Animation Festival
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