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The Skin I Live In

The Skin I Live In

Running time: 120 mins

Genre: Drama

Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar

Release Date: 26/08/2011

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Blanca Suárez, Eduard Fernández

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..

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