Skin (by Sarah Kane)

Billy, a young bonhead, joins in a brutal racist attack on a black wedding party in Brixton, London, but then finds himself drawn to Marcia, a black woman whose flat is visible from his window. He visits Marcia and the couple have sex. From this point, the power dynamic between the two begins to reverse: in separate scenes, she slaps his face repeatedly as he is tied to the bed, feeds him dog food, and scrubs off his tattoos with bleach (significantly, this includes a tattoo of the Union Flag). Finally, Marcia carves her name on his back. Despite his pleas, she rejects him, finding solace with Kath, her flatmate, while Billy unsuccessfully takes a drug overdose. Directed by Vincent O Connell Produced by Tapson, Steel Films for British Screen and Channel 4 Films Written by Sarah Kane Starring Ewen Bremner Marcia Rose Release date(s) October, 1995 Running time 00:11:10 Country UK Language English