The Skin I Live In

Theatrical - Limited 2011-10-14

Cast Antonio Banderas Elena Anaya Marisa Paredes Blanca Suárez Fernando Cayo
Directed by Pedro Almodovar
Written by Pedro Almodovar

Genres: Drama Foreign Film Horror

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Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin... See more that is a real shield against every assault. In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed three more things: no scruples, an accomplice and a human guinea pig. Scruples were never a problem. Marilia, the woman who looked after him from the day he was born, is his most faithful accomplice. And as for the human guinea pig…

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