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The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito)

Rating:R (for disturbing violent content including sexual assault, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, drug use and language)
Genre:Drama
Release Date:October 14, 2011
Running time:120 minutes
Cast:Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Corne, Roberto Álam
Director:Thierry Jonquet, Éditions Gallimar, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóva
Producer:Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
Writer:Pedro Almodóvar
Distributor:Sony Pictures Classics

Description: 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 three more 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...

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