The Skin I Live In
- Release Date: October 28, 2011 (limited)
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Pedro Almodóvar
- Producer(s): Pedro Almodóvar, Augustin Almodóvar
- Writer(s): Pedro Almodóvar
- Studio: Mongrel Media
- Length: 1h 57m | Classification: 13+
- Official Site: www.sonyclassics.com/theskinilivein/
Synopsis
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...