Directed by Sasha Rainbow and co-written with Mia Maramara, Hweiling Ow and Lee Murray,
Grafted sees Wei, a Chinese student, travel to New Zealand
to study medical research at a top university. Self-conscious due to a
facial birthmark, Wei begins work on a skin-grafting technique that she
hopes will change her appearance, but things take a dark turn in her quest
for beauty.
The film stars Joyena Sun, Jess Hong, Eden Hart, Jared Turner, Sepi To’a and
Xiao Hu.
Grafted is on Shudder from January 24th.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
Chinese scholarship student Wei travels to New Zealand to study medical research at a prestigious university. Shy, introverted, and hiding a genetic facial birthmark, Wei is shunned by her social butterfly cousin Angela and her glamorous friends. Determined to change her fate, Wei immerses herself in her late father's research, working on a revolutionary skin grafting procedure that could cure her deformity. As her experiments take a dark turn, she becomes more dangerous and unhinged, willing to eliminate anyone who threatens her secret.