Beneath the Skin

Beneath the Skin

Beneath the Skin

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Beneath the Skin

2015

1h 27m

5.2(13 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

After his family falls apart Joshua is forced to move to Canada. It is there he meets Jay, a local tattoo artist who fled the violent actions of his parents back home in Alabama. Both young men, abandoned and lonely in their own way, find themselves falling for one another... until a pair of high school brats intrude on the boys' growing relationship.

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7 featured cast members

Starring

Aaron Ellis

Aaron Ellis

Joshua

Hunter Page

Hunter Page

Jay

Jamie Knox

Jamie Knox

Elijah

Wayne Virgo

Wayne Virgo

Sam

Lauren Falconer

Lauren Falconer

Rosalie

Rachel Walters

Rachel Walters

Kaitlyn

Nicola Wright

Nicola Wright

Jay's Mother

Creative team

Directed by: Aaron Ellis

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