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The final scenes depict Friend awakening to unfamiliar officers who mistake him for Gruner, signifying how deeply isolation and madness can alter one’s identity. Their presence symbolizes a return to the world at war, yet the environment they find is markedly transformed with the loss of innocence and the remnants of friendship now lost.
As the film concludes with Aneris fleeing into the ocean, viewers are left to ponder the themes of companionship, alienation, and the multilinear concept of humanity—what it means to be human amidst the chaos of nature, otherness, and emotional turmoil.
Cold Skin is an exploration—not just of frightful creatures but of the human psyche, making it a poignant tale set against the harsh yet fantastical landscape of isolation.