A celebrated Mongolian plastic surgeon, haunted by his past and the loss of his family amid political turmoil, creates a secret silk-like skin graft to transform and trap a woman connected to his trauma — but the line between justice and monstrosity collapses as cultural codes, nomadic freedom, and ancestor duty collide.
Act I (0–30 min)
Act II (30–70 min)
Act III (70–110 min)
Ledgard believes he is punishing a rapist. But his method — transforming Vicente into Vera and then falling in love with his own creation — crosses every moral boundary. Mongolian legal traditions (including the Great Yassa law code of Genghis Khan) emphasized proportional punishment. This film shows revenge taken to grotesque extremes. The Skin I Live In Mongol Heleer