The Skin of Sorrow (2010)

The Skin of Sorrow (2010)

Release Date: 2010, September 22
Directors: Alain Berliner
Countries: Belgium, France
Production: Murmures Productions, Fontana Productions, France 2 Cinéma, RTBF
Cast: François Rollin, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Patrick Paroux, Éric Naggar, Mylène Jampanoï, Niels Dubost, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Christian Bujeau, Mario Pecqueur, Thomas Coumans, Annabelle Hettmann, Christophe Odent

Overview:

It's 1832, 22-year-old Raphaël's gambling has driven him to the brink of suicide. As he is about to throw himself in the Seine, a shopkeeper offers him something: a mysterious "skin of sorrow", which will grant all his wishes, but in doing so will shrink his remaining time on earth.