
Short Skin
One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness...
Directed by Duccio Chiarini
Produced by La Règle du Jeu, Asmara Films
A comedic coming-of-age story about a teenage boy's struggle with physical insecurity and sexual anxiety, balancing humor with genuine emotional vulnerability.
Ever since he was a child, the seventeen-years-old Edoardo has suffered from a malformation of the foreskin that stops him from masturbating and makes him insecure and ill at ease with girls. Shut up in his sexless microcosm, Edoardo reacts with irritation to the pressures of the outside world, which do nothing but exacerbate his insecurity. Forced against his will to emerge from the shadows in which he has hidden for years, Edoardo will initially try to solve his problem by clumsy stratagems before finding, at last, the courage to face his own fears.
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Questions people ask
Is Short Skin violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Does Short Skin end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Short Skin easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Short Skin scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Short Skin sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Short Skin
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Short Skin
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Short Skin, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Short Skin, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Short Skin, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

























































