Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Acting
Del Toro's hollowed-out exhaustion is masterclass.
Cinematography
New England gloom so thick you can taste it.
Direction
Singer's music video eye makes mundane sinister.
Director
Grant Singer
Benicio del Toro
Tom Nichols
Justin Timberlake
Will Grady
Alicia Silverstone
Judy Nichols
Michael Pitt
Eli Phillips
Ato Essandoh
Dan Cleary
Domenick Lombardozzi
Wally Finn
Matilda Lutz
Summer Elswick
Eric Bogosian
Captain Robert Allen
Frances Fisher
Camille Grady
Karl Glusman
Sam Gifford
Mike Pniewski
Chief Marty Graeber
Thad Luckinbill
Peter
Sky Ferreira
Renee
Owen Teague
Rudi Rackozy
Victor Rasuk
Officer Peralta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Grant Singer's first feature after directing music videos for The Weeknd and Lorde; he storyboarded every shot.
The title refers to shedding skin—Tom's identity as detective, husband, and believer all slough off by the end.
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