LA PIEL QUE HABITO

(THE SKIN I LIVE IN)
Pedro ALMODÓVAR
  • 2011
  • In Competition
  • Feature Films
Vulcain Prize for an artist technician, awarded by the C.S.T. 2011

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…

Directed by : Pedro ALMODÓVAR
Year of production: 2011
Country: Spain
Duration: 117 minutes

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