The world just isn't safe with the likes of Laura interspersed across the human race. An alien transformed to look like a dazzlingly attractive human woman, she is ordered by her own world to travel to Earth to target unsuspecting wanderers and hitchhikers in a twisted scheme set up by her planet to harvest human bodies for meat. But adapting to a new planetary lifestyle has its difficulties and Laura finds herself struggling with the vast day-to-day changes. She soon begins to realise the power in her beautiful appearance, however, and takes to the roads of Scotland to seduce and drug her usually male targets, offer them to her leaders and thus complete her dastardly assignment.
This strange sci-fi thriller is a psychologically challenging journey through the eyes of an extra-terrestrial. Based on Michel Faber's 2000 novel of the same name which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award on its release, 'Under The Skin' has been directed by Jonathan Glazer ('Sexy Beast', 'Birth') who adapted the screenplay alongside Walter Campbell. Starring Scarlett Johansson ('Lost in Translation', 'Avengers Assemble', 'Iron Man 2') and having premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in 2013, the movie is set for UK release on March 14th 2014.