The Skin I Live In2011
“The things the love of a madman can do...”
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
🏆 Won 1 BAFTA Award28 wins & 69 nominations total
The premise
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Horror Vault's take
A celebrated Madrid plastic surgeon has developed a revolutionary synthetic skin — and someone behind closed doors is being forced to wear it. Pedro Almodóvar weaves a hypnotic, nonlinear story of obsession and transgression that blurs the line between creator and monster. Elegant on the surface and deeply unsettling underneath, the film withholds its most shocking truths until you're already entangled. What begins as a medical thriller gradually reveals itself as something far darker and more personal.
Content: Sexual Violence, Non-Consensual Medical Procedures, Captivity And Coercion, Mature Sexual Content, Disturbing Psychological Themes
Cast
Antonio Banderas
Dr. Robert Ledgard
Elena Anaya
Vera Cruz / Gal
Marisa Paredes
Marilia
Jan Cornet
Vicente
Roberto Álamo
Zeca
Eduard Fernández
Fulgencio
José Luis Gómez
President of the Institute of Biotechnology
Blanca Suárez
Norma Ledgard
Susi Sánchez
Vicente's mother
Bárbara Lennie
Cristina
Fernando Cayo
Surgeon
Chema Ruiz
Police officer
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