The Skin I Live In -

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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 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…

Movie information

Release Date (USA): 2011-10-14
Rating (USA): R
Release Date (UK): 2011-08-26
Rating (UK) : 15
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Producer: Pedro Almodóvar; Agustín Almodóvar
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Writer/s: Pedro Almodóvar; Thierry Jonquet (novel 'Tarantula'),

Cast

Antonio Banderas Robert Ledgard
Elena Anaya Vera
Blanca Suárez Norma
Marisa Paredes Marilia
Jan Cornet Vicente

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