The Skin I Live In

Genre: Thriller

Worldwide gross$33.8M

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.

🏆 Won 1 BAFTA Award28 wins & 69 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director

Pedro Almodóvar

Cast

Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet

Released

2 September 2011

Runtime

2h

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.6 / 10

Votes

178,511

Metascore

70

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Box office

$3,185,812

Budget

$13,000,000

Edition

Base