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The Skin That I Live In

Release Date: 18 November 2011

Production: El Deseo S.A.

Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar

Writer: Pedro Almodóvar, Thierry Jonquet (based on the novel by)

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Blanca Suarez, Jan Cornet, Roberto Alamo, Eduard Fernandez, Jose Luis Gomez, Barbara Lennie, Susi Sanchez, Fernando Cayo, Teresa Manresa

The Skin That I Live In Plot Summary

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 that is a real shield against every assault.

In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed a further three 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…