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The Skin I Live In( 2011)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Antonio Banderas

      Dr. Robert Ledgard

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      Elena Anaya

      Vera Cruz / Gal

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      Marisa Paredes

      Marilia

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      Jan Cornet

      Vicente

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      Roberto Álamo

      Zeca

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      Eduard Fernández

      Fulgencio

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      José Luis Gómez

      President of the Institute of Biotechnology

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      Blanca Suárez

      Norma Ledgard

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      Susi Sánchez

      Vicente's mother

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      Bárbara Lennie

      Cristina

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      Fernando Cayo

      Surgeon

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      Chema Ruiz

      Police officer

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      Buika

      Singer

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      Ana Mena

      Young Norma

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      Teresa Manresa

      Casilda Efraiz

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      Agustín Almodóvar

      Agustín

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      Miguel Almodóvar

      Agustín's son

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      Marta R. Mahou

      Yoga teacher on TV

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      Esther García

      Presenter (uncredited)

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      Yolanda Brown

      Conference participant

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

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    Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on Sat May 27 2023
    **The film is good: it's tense, it's intense, it's shocking, it's dramatic, it's engaging... but it's also brutal and quite illogical if we think about the details.** As far as I remember, this was the first Pedro Almodóvar film I saw, and it was up to my expectations. I heard that he was a very visual director, that he wasn't afraid to show ugly things as they are, with realism and authenticity, and that he sometimes brought us complicated, ambitious stories. This movie is all of those. Honestly, even though it's not a kind of cinema that I particularly like (and I don't think I'm the only ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    13000000.00

    Revenue

    33750478.00

    Keywords

    • mask
    • based on novel or book
    • madrid, spain
    • isolation
    • obsession
    • face transplant
    • plastic surgery
    • half-brother
    • sex change
    • revenge
    • dress
    • plastic surgeon
    • skin
    • nonlinear timeline
    • locked up
    • captivity