Under the Skin

6/12/2026

For some reason, this reminded me of the "Shiny Shrimps" (2019). I don't know why because they were gay and played water-polo and these girls far more earnestly team up for some synchronised swimming. "Keesje" (Isis Braam) is very keen on that, and together with her friends they make up a team that is eagerly awaiting a forthcoming competition. Then they have a falling out. It's all really rather trivial, but when "Keesje" has a good old over-react, the glitter that holds their synchronised group together starts to peel away - just as they walk out onto the side of the pool. This is a perfectly adequate production but it hardly ventures into new territory. It seems content to just reinforce some stereotypes about how fickle teenage friendships can be and of how best friends of today can be