The Skin I Live In

The Skin I Live In

2011 · 2 hr 0 min · R

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Directors

Pedro Almodóvar

Actors

  • Antonio Banderas
  • Elena Anaya
  • Jan Cornet

Credits: 4

Summary

A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

More about this movie

In honor of his late wife who died in a flaming car accident, scientist, Dr. Robert Ledgard, is trying to synthesize the perfect skin which can withstand burns, cuts or any other kind of damage. As he gets closer to perfecting this skin on his flawless patient, the scientific community starts growing skeptical and his past is revealed that shows how his patient is closely linked to tragic events he would like to forget.