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La Piel Que Habito - The Skin I Live In (15)
- Consumer Advice: Contains strong sex, sexual violence, brief gore & very strong language
- Run time: 2 hours 1 mins
- Language: Spanish
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 26th August 2011
- Starring: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya
- Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
- Distributor: Pathe Productions
Plot 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…